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[Judy7771]

Good Day, This is my firs time using Paypal. I have a Metric dress that someone has purchases from me using the PayPal account. I have received an email in my spam folder saying that i need to go the post office to ship out the item and then to send you the tracking number before the funds will me available my account. I just want to make sure that is it is so before i ship the item out 

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@Judy7771

This is a typical scam

They encourage you to accept a 'direct' Paypal payment and may ask you to send the item internationally.
No funds or activity of the transaction shows in your Paypal account and any emails 'may' go into your junk or spam folders.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't because they don't actually have a Paypal account and have no intention of paying you.
It will say the buyer has paid ...you won't have been paid.
They will tell you that the payment is released when you provide paypal with a tracking/shipping number......this won't happen.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.
Paypal do not tell you to send trackable, they advise it for selling protection but it is not compulsory.
Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.