Is it a scam?
Jaime83
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Posted on
Feb-06-2023
05:24 PM
Someone is sending me money on PayPal but I received an email claiming to be from PayPal saying I have to purchase a $100 bitcoin before the payment is sent to me. Is this a thing? Is it true?
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kernowlass
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Feb-07-2023
03:33 AM
NOPE.
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/or any other reason to 'accept' a payment.
You would certainly never have to send funds 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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