receiving money from a buyer

[Rossyboi93]

how do i know if the email i got sent saying that that PayPal has the money and are awaiting me to send the parcel and give paypal the tracking number so I can get the money for my item is not a scam email??

[simonikki]

buyer is saying they paid and email went to my trash email but nothing has come through until i post item or add tracking

is this correct. I've never heard of this?

[Rossyboi93]

Yes thats correct

[kernowlass]

@Rossyboi93 

@simonikki 

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/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.

[Rossyboi93]

Thanks for the advice. Yes I have deleted the emails and blocked them aswell. I didnt trust it some of the writing was in different colours and a pending bit flashing at the bottom and there was abit saying there was a 50,000 protection for paypal users i thought it was bull. Glad I looked on PayPal website and used this community thing

[simonikki]

Thanks for responding. thought that was the case