Buyer protection

[Hylton2]

I sent someone a payment request for something I am selling online. I received an email saying, We should be crediting your account now but we noticed the account has been limited and not a business account so it can’t be credited so we need you to contact the buyer to send additional payment. Is this legit or a scam?

[kernowlass]

@Hylton2 

100% SCAM.

They ask you to send a money request so that they have your email address and can then send you fake Paypal emails stating you need to pay an upfront fee (to refund the buyer) to verify/upgrade to a business account/or any other reason to accept a payment.

Your account is not limited and you do not need a business account to receive payments.

You would certainly never have to send funds especially via another payment processor/bitcoins/ or tokens/vouchers of any sort.

Any fee is auto deducted by Paypal at the same instant the remainder of the payment is credited to your Paypal account balance.

No funds in your balance = you have not yet been paid, even pending/held payments will still show in your Paypal account activity.