received a PayPal digital gift card but I am not sure

[mzshz]

I just received a digital gift card invoice but my balance has not been charged yet so I'm not sure if it is authentic or not. The payment has been done from GBP to EUR and he insists that the transaction is non-refundable so there is nothing to be worried about.

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@mzshz 

If it was marked as an invoice then its probably a scam doing the rounds as its been sent by a buyer and altered to look as though he has paid you.
Signs its a scam are >>>
its an invoice BUT sellers send invoices not buyers
marked as paid
marked as gift
says payment won't show in your balance for eg 24 hours
can't be chargedback.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send anything until the funds are showing in your paypal account balance.
Paypal payments are more or less instant.
Paypal will never tell you that a payment can't be subject to a chargeback if thats what scammers are still putting on invoices.