Received an invoice for a Friends and Family payment but the funds aren't in my account.

[KyleD99]

I received an invoice via e-mail for a Friends and Family payment of €335. The money has not appeared in my account yet despite the sender sending me a screenshot to confirm that they have sent it. Is there a delay on this type of payment? I'm fairly new to PayPal. 

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@KyleD99

Sounds like a SCAM, sellers send invoices not buyers.

Also your screenshot has not shown up here.

Read this to check........................

If it was marked as an invoice then its probably a scam doing the rounds as its been sent by a buyer and altered to look as though he has paid you.
Signs its a scam are >>>
its an invoice BUT sellers send invoices not buyers
marked as paid
marked as gift
says payment won't show in your balance for eg 24 hours
can't be chargedback.

Paypal NEVER tell you to send anything until the funds are showing in your paypal account balance.
Paypal payments are more or less instant.
Paypal will never tell you that a payment can't be subject to a chargeback if thats what scammers are still putting on invoices.

[KyleD99]

Yeah I thought the invoice was questionable. Thanks for the help. Am I gonna be charged for this?