I've sold an item on a private sale via Gumtree and have been sent an email by the buyer stating they've made payment. However, my account indicates nothing of the sort and I've received an email from <removed> saying funds are held in escrow account until package is shipped. I'm pretty sure this is a fake buyer/fraud attempt but I just want to make sure with yourselves before I send in a report to Action Fraud Thanks in advance for your advice
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