This is the email I received.....seems like bull crap to me...the guy keeps calling me and texting me and I keep getting dumb emails from this scam saying I need to send a tracking number WE CLEARLY AGREED TO GIFT ME THE MONEY ITS NOT GIFTED IF ITS ASKING FOR A TRACKING NUMBER. Sigh someone help I dunno what to say.
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, Note to seller Please get the item ship asap. Shipping address - confirmed Postage details USPS Express Mail Service OR UPS Express Mail Service Description Unit price Qty Amount Macbook laptop $800.00USD 1 $800.00USD Postage and packing $100.00USD Insurance - not offered ---- Total $900.00USD Payment $900.00USD
Issues with this transaction? NOTE : This PayPal® payment has been deducted from the buyer's account and has been " APPROVED " but will not be credited to your account until the shipment reference/tracking number is sent to us for shipment verification so as to secure both (Buyer & Seller) from online fraudulent activities. Below are the necessary information requested before your account will be credited. You will have to email us the tracking number to the PayPal Customer Care at As soon as we receive the shipment tracking number from you, you will receive a " CONFIRMATION EMAIL " concerning the accreditation of the funds into your PayPal Account and we shall get the funds credited into your PayPal Account within 24 hours.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PAYMENT WILL NOT APPEAR IN THE "PENDING" TAB IN YOUR ACCOUNT UNTIL YOU SEND THE SHIPPING REFERENCE NUMBER TO US.
This is due to new policies at PayPal to protect both the buyer and the seller in the face of the growing number of fraudulent activities perpetrated via the internet. Your payment is intact. You are encouraged to complete this transaction.
All you have to do is to reply directly to this mail with the Tracking # provided at the Post Office Nearest to you.You can get more information on this once the details has been sent to us and verified, you will receive a "CONFIRMATION" E-mail" from PayPal® Service informing you that your account has been credited with $900.00USD.The Transaction will appear in your PayPal account Overview as after the Tracking Number have been verified.
Please understand that this is a security measure intended to help protect both the Buyer and the Seller.We apologize for the inconvenience this might have caused you. PayPal would be responsible for any loss incurred during the course of this transaction.
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