PayPal Escrow Holding Account

[amylourichards]

Hi I’m new on here but I think I’m being scammed. I have advertised an item on gumtree and have been contacted by a “buyer”. They have apparently sent me the money to my PayPal. I have then received an email to my junk saying it’s a payment notification and that the money is being held in a pending PayPal escrow account until I confirm shipment of the item. It’s a high value item so do not want to send if this is not legit. Please help!!

[kernowlass]

@amylourichards 

100% SCAM.

SCAM.

They encourage you to accept a direct Paypal payment and may ask you to send the item internationally.
No funds or activity of the transaction shows in your Paypal account and any emails may go into your junk/spam folders.

You will get/got a "fake" email that looks as though it is from paypal.....it isn't because they don't have a Paypal account and have no intention of paying you.
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.

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

Paypal does not use escrow.
Paypal do not tell you to send trackable, they advise it for selling protection but it is not compulsory.
Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.