I had an ad on Gumtree and someone offered me the full asking price for the sofa and all was well until I got the Paypal confirmation email for £ 550. £ 250 for the goods and £ 300 for the courier. The buyer has asked me to pay the £ 300 courier from my own personal bank account. I went back to the buyer and asked for the courier company details so I could talk to them and the buyer has sent me an email saying she paid the full amount it cannot be transferred back to her account but no courier company details. After looking at the paypal forum I can see the payment should be in pending, which it isn't so I can only assume this is a scam. Do I go back to the buyer and say anything ? Do I need to protect my Paypal account as the buyer has my Paypal details. I have reported it as a scam to Gumtree. Is there anything else I need to do. Thank you
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