am i being scammed?

nyangtaesan
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does this email [Removed] belong to a scammer? cause i got an email that someone send me money but i my balance is still 0 and i dont know what to do

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kernowlass
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@nyangtaesan 

 

100% SCAM.

I can tell from the first 3 words, Paypal does not address you as Hello Valued Member, they always use your full name ie Dear John Smith.

Secondly........

 

This is NOT how paypal works, the scammer will ''pretend'' to send you extra funds but  you then get a FAKE paypal email telling you that you have to 'refund' the money before you get the funds credited to your account. They will tell you to send gift vouchers or bitcoin or another payment processor that has nothing to do with paypal and you will NEVER get the funds in your paypal account.  


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kernowlass
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@nyangtaesan 

 

Always best to send us a gist of the content of the email, easier to spot the scam however paypal do not use gmail addresses.

If they are telling you to pay an upfront fee or a couriers fee or send the item with tracking BEFORE you get paid OR its on hold and won't show until you have done something then its a scam.


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nyangtaesan
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this is the email Hello, Valued Customer PayPal Payment Under Pending Review Access Now You have a new message from PayPal regarding the sum of $500.00 sent to you. “To respond, simply reply to this mail”! YOUR PAYMENT IS ON HOLD WITH PAYPAL Unfortunately, we encountered a little problem while crediting your account with $500.00 today because this amount seems to be above your balance limit. Why do I need to expand my account. We place initial limits on all accounts to increase the security precaution and help prevent any fraudulent activities. Take these urgent steps to expand your limits and receive unlimited money. How do i expand my account- Steps required:- Contact the last sender to send an additional payment of $200.00 for your account to be fully expanded. Soon as this is done we will credit the total sum of $700.00 into your account. NOTE:- An alert has been sent to the sender in regards to the $200.00 additional payment that has to be sent to you, we will secure this transaction with high priority whereby the buyer nor the seller will not lose a dime. You are receiving this email because the sender bank is enrolled with PayPal.© 2024 PayPal Inc. PayPal related marks and logos are property of Early Warning Services, LLC ®️ Note:Transaction can’t be reversed or canceled until this process is completed Thank you for using PayPal®️
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kernowlass
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@nyangtaesan 

 

100% SCAM.

I can tell from the first 3 words, Paypal does not address you as Hello Valued Member, they always use your full name ie Dear John Smith.

Secondly........

 

This is NOT how paypal works, the scammer will ''pretend'' to send you extra funds but  you then get a FAKE paypal email telling you that you have to 'refund' the money before you get the funds credited to your account. They will tell you to send gift vouchers or bitcoin or another payment processor that has nothing to do with paypal and you will NEVER get the funds in your paypal account.  


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