Is it scam?

[Mac3cimo]

Greetings
Currently, I am in a situation where they sent me $500, as if for the service of using my Instagram post as a reference for a painting
So the money was sent to me and I received a letter with the following:
SECURITY LIMIT ALERT
incoming

17:15 (2 hours ago)
who to me

You've received $505.30 USD

From Embellish

Transaction details pending……..

Transaction ID
3LK27029TT431133G Transaction date
November 20, 2024
Money received $505.30 USD
Fee $5.30 USD
Paid with:

VISA x-0016 $505.30 USD

You've received

$505.30 USD
KINDLY READ THE CONTENT BELOW

PayPal payment pending review Access now

You receive a new message from PayPal regarding the amount of $500.00 that was sent to you.

"To reply, just reply to this email"!

YOUR PAYMENT IS WAITING FOR PAYPAL

Unfortunately, we ran into a little problem today with crediting your account with the amount of $500.00, as this amount appears to be higher than your balance limit since you are not a business user!

Why do I need to upgrade my account?

We impose initial limits on all accounts to enhance security measures and help prevent fraudulent activity. Take these urgent steps to extend your limits and get unlimited money.

How can I extend my account - Steps required: -

Please contact the last sender to send an additional payment of $200.00 for your account to be fully extended. Once this is done, we will transfer the total amount of $700.00 to your account.

ATTENTION:-
Notice has been sent to the shipper regarding an additional payment of $200.00 that must be sent to you, we will secure this transaction with high priority to ensure that neither buyer nor seller loses any

You are receiving this email because the issuing bank is registered with PayPal. ©️ 2024 PayPal

Brands and logos associated with PayPal are the property of Early Warning Services, LLC ®️

Note: The transaction cannot be canceled or voided until this process is completed.

Thank you for using PayPal ®️

Tell me if this is true, namely to get the money I have to pay back $200?

To solve the problem I was also sent this link which seems to be Paypall support on telegram, is it really support on telegram?
https://t.me/paypal_Service_and_supports

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@Mac3cimo 

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. OR tell you the buyer has paid more that you need to refund, again they won't have sent anything. 

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.