Fake Email?

Sorchia
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Just had someone make enquire about an item on Facebook, gave my PayPal email as always and have done for years, Yet today as soon as the person apparently paid me, I got 2 emails from [Removed] Explaining there is a £15 payment awaiting but I need to contact them first for them for them to make another payment of £100? Guessing this is a scam? Used PayPal for years and never come across this

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kernowlass
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@Sorchia 


SCAM.
You never pay any upfront fee as a seller.

Ignore scammers that send fake Paypal emails telling you that you need to pay an upfront fee to verify/upgrade to a business account/or any other reason to accept a payment.

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.


Advice is voluntary.
Kudos / Solution appreciated.
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