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lesley-h
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Hi Does this email seem legit? Something about it doesn't sit right with me. I'd appreciate any thoughts..... Dear Lesley, IMPORTANT NOTICE: READ CAREFULLY THE BELOW MESSAGES AND FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS GIVEN SO WE CAN FINALLY PROCESS YOUR PAYMENT WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY We apologize for the delay in getting back to you, We encountered a slight issue while crediting your account, you have a pending payment of £325.00 GBP, however, we have difficulty depositing that sum because your account doesn’t have premium business status, which restricts the amount that can be be deposited. You can take this few steps to expand your limit: Reach out to your most recent payer Doris to make an extra payment of £200.00 GBP, so that your account limit can be increased, as soon as this is completed, we will credit the full amount of £525.00 GBP into your account without any further holdup. Note: A notification has been sent to Doris concerning the extra payment of £200.00 GBP, and we will ensure that this transaction is handled with top priority, so that neither the buyer nor the seller is deprived of their funds. Sincerely, PayPal®
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kernowlass
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@lesley-h 

 

100% TOTAL SCAM.

 

You will get a fake paypal email to say the buyer has paid the extra BUT you have to refund it to expand your account, total rubbish, read this...............


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.


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kernowlass
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@lesley-h 

 

100% TOTAL SCAM.

 

You will get a fake paypal email to say the buyer has paid the extra BUT you have to refund it to expand your account, total rubbish, read this...............


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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