Paypal invoice not getting money

Cyqix
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So o recived a invoice from someone who I'm selling a item to for 400$ which was the agreed price, the email looks like this: You've received an invoice Dear XenoArtz, Gustaw Michalski has sent you an invoice for $400.00 USD. Note from Gustaw Michalski Enjoy the Money, thanks for the knife! View and Pay Invoice Summary of this invoice Sent to XenoArtz (MY EMAIL) Sent from Gustaw Michalski (His email) Invoice number 0002 Date payment is due 27 Jan 2017 Amount $400.00 USD Yours sincerely, Your PayPal team So I went to my account where it showed up with the transaction and that page looked like this: skip to main contentNotificationsProfile Gustaw Michalski About this business AMOUNT DUE $0.00 Paid Invoice number 0002 Invoice date 27 Jan 2017 Due date 28 Jan 2017 Karambit Marble Fade FN 1 x $400.00 $400.00 Subtotal $400.00 Total $400.00 Amount paid -$400.00 Amount due: $0.00 USD NOTES Enjoy the Money, thanks for the knife! TERMS AND CONDITIONS You have received a PayPal Family & Friends Gift! Unfortunately due to the different currencies of both parties we need to process the transaction. The payment will take some time to reflect in your PayPal balance. The transaction is non-refundable. Any charge-backs will have to be accepted by both parties. BILL TO (My email) DOWNLOAD PDF So I figured this was how I'm meant to get the money as I have a business profile, and after some research it was suggested paypal holds the money to make interest off it, but the due date says 28th which is today and 24 hours later I still haven't got it, he says the money left the account How long will it take to get the money Did he send it properly Do I need to do anything
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kernowlass
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@Cyqix

 

 

If it was marked as an invoice then its probably a scam doing the rounds as its been sent by a buyer and altered to look as though he has paid you.

Signs its a scam are >>>

its an invoice BUT sellers send invoices not buyers

marked as paid

marked as gift

says payment won't show in your balance for eg 24 hours

can't be chargedback.




Paypal NEVER tell you to send anything until the funds are showing in your paypal account balance.

Paypal payments are more or less instant.

Paypal will never tell you that a payment can't be subject to a chargeback if thats what scammers are still putting on invoices.


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Cyqix
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I haven't been asked to send anything - Kust wanted to know if the thing about Paypal holding my money for up to 21 days was true
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kernowlass
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@Cyqix

 

Really? then what does this mean?

 

who I'm selling a item to for 400$

 

So if you are the SELLER then you should not receive an invoice but a payment.

 

And if you are subject to the new seller hold then the funds would still show in your paypal account balance BUT they would show as pending.


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