MacBook payment on Facebook

[Duke8888]

Hi, trying to sell my MacBook on Facebook.I requested payment from the potential buyer and he said PayPal would send me an email (which I received) and once I replied to the email with prof of postage the funds would be sent to my PayPal account. Is this a scam?

[kernowlass]

@Duke8888 

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 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.