Sent request for invoice via GumTree

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hi, sorry if this is something people have responded to before. I have recently started using GumTree and EBay and keep getting requests for items to be invoiced to people via PayPal. I am concerned as the majority of items we have listed are to be collected in person but they are asking to pay like this rather than in cash on collection. Is this a scam? What information can they get from an invoice and how may they use it? Many thanks.

[kernowlass]

READ THESE X2 SCAMS SO YOU ARE AWARE OF THEM.

SCAM 1.

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.

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

Most scams originate from Nigeria and people there cannot even own a paypal account.

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.

Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.

SCAM 2.

Be VERY careful selling cars/large items if the buyer is keen to use paypal and states they are working abroad or sending to a friend etc and need a shipping agent to pick it up..

You then get a FAKE paypal email saying you have been paid extra so you can pay the shipping agent for them via western union and the payment is released to you after you have done that.

It is a scam to get that western union payment, they don't want your car and the shipping agent is just a scam to get that payment.

They are nearly always in Nigeria and can't even own a paypal account.

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Thanks, its just random household items but will continue to deal in cash. Many thanks.