I'm not entirely sure if this is the right forum to post this in, but here goes. I hope someone can help me... I've been trying to sell and item on Gumtree for a while, and after no replies, I got an email asking me to ship it to an address in London. It all seemed legitimate, but then sometimes the original email I was sent got sent a further 4 or 5 times, in addition to replies respinding to my questions. I then got a payment from 'PayPal' of the requested amount; £530.00. But the email address was one I haven't recognised before. Can someone please tell me whether it's legitimate and I should ship the item or not? Emails are below, text only; Buyers Kelvin ******* Notice of the buyer The buy has sent you notice .. Description of goods ---- Amount Goods - 1piece - £530. 00GBP Total - £530 .00GBP PayPal Term Notic.. Now, we are sending this message to you cause we have been Notified that there is a Item Involve in the transaction, This Message is to Inform you that the Transfer has been Approved and it will soon be activated and credited into your PayPal account. __________________________________________________________________________________________ I then got a second email asking for confirmation of tracking number before the payment is in my account. Both emails were from- PayPal Service customer**********@consultant.com Please can someone help me out? Many thanks, Sam. EDIT: The user has also asked me to give them my Western Union payment details, not sure if this has any relevance to the legitimacy of the buyer.
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