Did I get scammed

[Salvador16]

I put my ps4 on ebay and got an email from a guy from malaysia wanting to buy it and asked me to send a payment request on paypal I then got another email saying he sent the money and will show up as pending until I provide a tracking number. I sent the tracking number to the link in the email which looked official from PayPal and the payment request still says pending. I barley shipped it this morning I want to know if I can still get my ps4 back

[kernowlass]

@Salvador16

Go to the post office and see if they can recover it for you.

THIS IS A TYPICAL PAYPAL SCAM.

They encourage you to use paypal and often ask you to send the item as a gift to a relative somewhere often Nigeria.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't.

It will say the buyer has paid ...you won't have been paid.

They will tell you that the payment is released when you provide paypal with a tracking/shipping number......this won't happen.

They also threaten legal action...have a laugh at that one and ignore it as its rubbish.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send trackable, they advise it for seller protection etc but it is not compulsory.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.