I recently sold a camera, and requested the money from the buyer,
she sent me $1000. I then got a message from paypal stating that it is pending.
The following day I get another message saying that I should ask the buyer to pay $600 to expand my account to a business account..???
Very odd..
The email also had a strange format, and typos...
I am messaging the buyer on FB message.
Her name is Rita <Removed>.
She claims to have had this problem before and it worked out for her and her friend...
So.. she "sent" the $600 and I get another email saying that I will have $1700 dollars in my account ($100 for compensation from paypal) once I go buy a $600 Ebay gift card for Rita as reimbursement for the $600 she sent to expand my account?
I am then told to send a picture of the front and back of the card with all the numbers showing and hidden code scratched off as proof, then they will transfer the money into my account..
Ummm..
What the heck?
None of this makes sense to me and is very fishy.
I thought I could trust this person (who appears to be an old lady) and now I don't know what to do?
And what really **bleep** is I already sent the camera out!!!
Please help!
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