Payment Authenticity

[L-B1]

Question regarding payment received. This person said I have to ship the item first before the payment goes into my account so it is a pending payment. I received an email for her payment from what appears to be PayPal but ends in Gmail.com Is that real?? I wouldn’t think PayPal would use Gmail. In my PayPal account it still appears as if they haven’t paid the invoice yet she says she has and I have the questionable email. I would think my PayPal would as least acknowledge the pending payment right? When I questioned her she keeps saying I have to ship the item first before the payment will show in my PayPal account. Can’t get through to customer service. Appreciate anyone’s advice on whether this is legit or if someone is attempting to scam me.

[kernowlass]

@L-B1 

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.