Someone is saying they have paid for goods through goods & services, it hasn’t shown in my PayPal account, but, I received an email supposedly from PayPal to say that I have been paid, and funds won’t be released until I provide postage details - is this right?
They encourage you to accept a direct Paypal payment and may ask you to send the item internationally. No funds or activity of the transaction shows in your Paypal account and any emails may go into your junk/spam folders.
You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't because they don't have a Paypal account and have no intention of paying you. 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.
Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account. Paypal do not tell you to send trackable, they advise it for selling protection but it is not compulsory. Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.
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Thank you for your reply. I did think that it was a scam, especially when the buyer started getting ratty with me, so, I blocked him and reported as a scammer. I just felt a bit nervous that he might be for real, but, you have re-assured me that I did the right thing.
