Scam?

[Kelly1505]

Hello everyone! I’m selling my phone on gumtree and I feel like I’m being scammed. They offered me £30 over my asking price for postage in the same country and I’ve received two emails from “PayPal”, one stating that I’ve been sent the funds and one stating that I must send the item within 12 hours of receiving the email with a tracking number to release funds. Help!!

[kernowlass]

@Kelly1505

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.