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[manuelworx]

Someone made a payment to my Nigerian PayPal account and it said he had to make the payment again so my account can be turned into a business account, after he made the 2nd payment, i tried refunding him his money but it isn't really working and I can't even see the money he sent on my Paypal. Is it actually possible to send the money back?

[kernowlass]

@manuelworx 

The option to receive Paypal payments is sadly not available in Nigeria.
You can only send payments for purchases funded by your (confirmed) credit card.

Paypal varies a lot country to country and can only offer the services that the banks / governments of that country allow it to offer.
There are quite a few countries unable to receive Paypal payments.

[PayPal_Olivia]

Hi @manuelworx, 

Thank you for your post and welcome to the Community! The information given by @kernowlass is correct, but I wanted to add another important piece of information. The circumstances you're describing match a common scam called an Overpayment scam, where a person pretends that they have paid, and more than that, that they have overpaid. They claim that you will need to refund them or send them a payment to them. Please do not send this person any funds, whether by PayPal or an outside service. As @kernowlass mentioned, an account in Nigeria cannot receive payments, so it is reasonable to believe that the person's communication with you in not legitimate.

I hope this is helpful!

Olivia