buyer has requested money for courier

[kellyb73]

i have sold two things on a selling page and the buyers have gone through paypal and i sent my account details so can send me money but both have said i have to transfer money for the courier fees and they

are sending me the money by paypal and sent photo of this but im thinking its a scam help

[kernowlass]

@kellyb73 

SCAM.

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

They don't quibble on cost and may also say they can't view the item as they are disabled or working abroad or sending as a gift to a family member but they will arrange a shipping agent or courier to collect it.

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.

The fake paypal email will tell you that the buyer has paid for the item + shipping costs but you must send those shipping costs to the courier/ shipping agent via another payment processor than Paypal or by providing some vouchers or tokens before the funds are released to you.
They are often not interested in the item, they just want that couriers/shipping funds and you will never see money in your paypal balance.

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 eg Moneygram, Western Union, Bank Transfer or any sort of gift token or voucher.
There is no seller protection on paypal for any type of item that is collected by the buyer.

Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.

[kellyb73]

the buyers are saying they will tell paypal im scammimg them. ive told them to report me 

[kellyb73]

one buyer has sent me photo of his paypal and the money sent to me???

[kernowlass]

@kellyb73 

If they had sent you money it would SHOW in your paypal account, no money in balance = you have NOT been paid.

Scammers are good at sending fake paypal pages.

Also even if the payment was pending OR on hold it would still SHOW in your paypal balance. 

Sellers NEVER pay upfront for anything at all, any fee is auto-deducted by paypal at the same instant your payment SHOWS in your paypal account.

This scam has been ongoing for years, be very careful when you list items for sale.  

[kellyb73]

thank you as they are really having ago now and no money is in my account pending or not 

[kernowlass]

@kellyb73 

Yep they will try and frighten you by threatening the police, FBI and anyone else they can think of  🤣

Just ignore them.