Holding payment - Help please

[Nikolay_Tashkov]

Hi there,

I posted an item to sell on Ebay and some guy bought it.So he (or she) said that the payment has been made.

Then i revieved an email from  CUSTOMERSHELPCENTRAL AT ACCOUNTANT DOT COM

so i am wondering is it legit paypal account>? it makes me wonder because the email address is not At paypal.com

Also it doesnt appear for a payment to be made anywhere in my account....

Thanks in advance for the help.

Dear magicroom88,
                        This is to confirm to you that we have received your payment of $220.00 USD from (j************) for your eBay item:#(120613406483)BRAND NEW!!! iPod Touch 8GB (3RD Generation), money has been deducted from the buyer's account and is ready to be credited into your account (*****) as soon as will receive the shipment scan copy for verification. So, your money is still on PENDING now and as we wait to receive the scanned copy of the shipment from you soonest for fast accreditation into your account, we give you 24-48hours to make the  of the merchandise to be shipped,so that you can get back to us with the shipment scanned copy for full and maximum attention from our verification department at: customershelpcentral at accountant . com  so that they can attend to you for the money to be credited soonest,so we wait to hear from you soon.
Thank you!


 
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PAYMENT WILL NOT APPEAR IN THE "  PENDING " TAB IN YOUR ACCOUNT UNTIL YOU SEND THE SHIPPING REFERENCE NUMBER AND/OR THE SCANNED RECEIPT TO US.
 
This is due to new policies at Paypal   to protect both the buyer and the seller in the face of the growing number of fraudulent activities perpetrated via the internet. Your payment is intact. You are encouraged to complete this transaction.
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If you have questions about this payment for your sold item or service, please contact PayPal directly by replying to this email customershelpcentral at accountant . com  Your query will be answered promptly.
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[Nikolay_Tashkov]

Hm it HAS to be a scam...

i recieved another emal

Hello goods101010, 
                       You have been sent a payment of  $185.00 USD for the following transactions  blablabla

Thats someone else, not me!   imo its not possible for paypal to  send me email wich is for some1 else ...

[Dontlikeitman]

scam!

if the $$$ doesn't show up in your paypal account then it wasnt made at all. that email you posted sure looks like a 100% fake email wanting you to think its real when its not. paypal will not ask you to provide a tracking info so that you can see the pending funds. paypal will always show you your stuff no matter what even the pending funds! 

[surplusdealdude]

Yes, it's a scam.

Ignore the person you got it from.

[Kain]

Hi I just got one of these this morning. Delete Delete Delete. Remove all traces of this email. Run your computers anti thief protection software incase spyware or something has come through the email. Don't respond to the email. Block them if possible. Change your passwords ect. It is a pain but better to be safe.