Concerned about a payment on hold until gift card image and receipt shown

[NickLawAu]

Hi, received a request to send a box set of books but also to buy an Apple Card worth $400. Received a paypal email saying transfer on hold until I send a image of gift card and receipt to [removed] Is this legit?

[kernowlass]

@NickLawAu 

SCAM

You never pay any upfront fee as a seller or to receive payments into a Paypal account.

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.

[NickLawAu]

Hi Kernowlass,

I was a bit suspicious that no pending payment shows in my account, even though the email saying on hold seems genuine. Many thanks