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[jayman7477]

Hello, 

I think I am being scammed but I cant get hold of anyone from Paypal to check.  I have sold a phone using Paypal.  The buyer has said he has made payment but its not showing in Paypal account.

He says a security method is that I need to provide proof of postage before Paypal will release the payment into my account,  I have never heard of this though.  The emails I have received from Paypal have come from this email account that is not Paypal (it wont let me paste it into this email ... it doesn't feel right

any help would be much appreciated

Thanks

Jason

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@jayman7477 

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.