Confirmation of Shipment, Shipping tracking number, Pending/Holding Money IT'S A SCAM!!!!
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I was trying to sell an item and receive interest from a buyer in Nigeria. My buyer informed me that they had put the money into PayPal. I received an email from supposed PayPal saying that I have "New Funds in My Account", but that they would not show in my PayPal account until I had responded to this email with confirmation that I actually shipped the item. They were requesting that I send them some kind of confirmation number or tracking number. When I looked at my PayPal account, the money request I sent out still said "Pending". It gave no indication that there was any money in my account that was waiting on a confirmation of shipment email. If you search the PayPal site, no where does it say they send out these emails or request any kind of shipping confirmation. I was suspicious and called PayPal myself. The representitive that I spoke to assured me that PayPal would NEVER request shipping confirmation and that all of the emails requesting this information were not from PayPal. The funds will be directly put into your account if the buyer has responded to your money request. THIS IS A SCAM!!! If your PayPal account doesn't indicate there are funds in your account, there aren't! PayPal is not holding your money, your buyer is trying to **bleep** you. DON'T SEND YOUR ITEMS!!! You won't get any money in your account even if you respond to these emails with proof your item was shipped. The PayPal represetitive I spoke with told me to forward these suspicious emails to spoof@paypal.com so they can stop this scam. I suggest you do the same if you are having similar issues.
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I just want to make my situation clear. There is no "hold" on any money that my buyer is trying to give me. My PayPal account balance is $0.00. There should be some kind of pending balance or hold balance if my buyer has actually tried to pay me through PayPal. I don't have any money in my PayPal account to even try to transfer over to my bank account.
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I'm glad I read this forum because the EXACT same thing happened to me! A person from Nigeria with the name SHEUN IDOWU was trying to buy an item I had for sale on craigslist and told me to send them the confirmation number. I tried to track find a place on the website to place my tracking number but couldn't. I'm glad I read this before actually sending my item! Thanks Jill!!
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You'll find the same scam all over the place in the fraud section.
It's called "The Nigerian scam" and it's very common.

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