scam or not

[bekah]

I have a moped for sale on craigslist and a guy from California wants it and said he put the money in my paypal including 300 to ship it.    The only thing is, i gotan email from paypal saying the money was on hold until i took 300 out of my pocket to a walmart to have it transfered to another walmat in tenn.   he says that is where the shipping agent is.    And after i do that to take a pic of the recipt and send it to paypal and my money will be released.     This all sounds like BS to me.   What do you think ?

[kernowlass]

THIS IS A SCAM.

They encourage you to use paypal and often ask you to send the item as a gift to a relative somewhere often Nigeria.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't.

It will say the buyer has paid ...you won't have been paid.

They will tell you that the payment is released when you provide paypal with a tracking/shipping number......this won't happen.

Or if the item requires shipping they will tell you that they will pay you extra and you must pay the agent via western union / moneygram BEFORE the funds are released to you. They are not interested in the item, they just want the western union etc funds and you will never see money in your paypal balance.

They also threaten legal action...have a laugh at that one and ignore it as its rubbish.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send trackable, they advise it for seller protection etc but it is not compulsory.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.

Paypal NEVER expect you to use a rival money transfer service.

Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.