Possible scam, please help

hardstyle23
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Hi there,

 

I'm selling an item and the ''buyer'' send me money that is currently on hold by PayPal.  Usually I receive paypal messages from service @ intl. paypal .com.......   but this one comes from service @ paypal intl .com is that safe or not ? I'm about to complete a transfert and they ask me to send money to a ''shipping company'' .. I'll be waiting for your reply before doing anything.

Thanks

 

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kernowlass
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If they have sent you money is it SHOWING IN YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT BALANCE???? IF not then they have not sent you anything have they.

 

Read this and see if any of it fits >>>>

 

 

THIS IS A TYPICAL PAYPAL 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.

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.

Also their is no seller protection on paypal for any type of motor vehicle.

Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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kernowlass
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If they have sent you money is it SHOWING IN YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT BALANCE???? IF not then they have not sent you anything have they.

 

Read this and see if any of it fits >>>>

 

 

THIS IS A TYPICAL PAYPAL 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.

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.

Also their is no seller protection on paypal for any type of motor vehicle.

Delete any emails and ignore the scammers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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hardstyle23
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Thank you !!!! Can I report the phone numbers they used and their email addresses so they can get on a ''scammer list'' ?

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hardstyle23
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Just for an exemple of what they're doing to have me sending money to their ''pickup agent''....

This is the last email I received from them.

 

Dear X

email adress X

 

One of the benefits of using PayPal is that we make every effort to alert you to potentially problematic transactions. Our goal is to help you make sound business decisions. 


A review of recent transactions indicates that you entered into bidding agreement with " Amanda Williams
 " by requesting money through PayPal, which shows that the PayPal account holder have authorized the payment you received. 

However the buyer has already contacted us in other to make report about your non response about the payment sent into your account . We are ensuring to make PayPal a safer place, therefore we need to set confidence on our users. We use proprietary technology and constantly innovation - to help ensure every transactions are safe.

We strongly advise that you send the pickup agent fee so that we can credit your account or face the consequences of LEGAL ACTION

We have placed a temporary hold on the funds until you  send us the 
Money Gram details prove which is the Reference Number  and the amount you send.
 
It is highly crucial at her point to let us know of your intention as regards the accomplishment of the Money Gram transfer which as being the major reason slowing down this transactions or otherwise, legal action may be taken against you since you have not replied to the confirmation of Final Treatment on Accreditation of Your Account by Our client over time. The said fund can not be canceled of transferred back into his account.  We believed you entered into an agreement by requesting money through PayPal, and by non response to the payment confirmation made to your account, you have violate the www. kijiji . ca and PayPal agreement. However the buyer has already email us in other to make a report about your negative response.We are ensuring to make PayPal a safer place, therefore we need to set confidence on our users. you are expected to bring this transactions back to live by cutting the Reference number across to PayPal. failure to comply may lead to your account being VOID and SUSPEND your PayPal account and also your bank ACCOUNT.
 
We request for the Scanned Receipt of the Reference Number issued to you at the Reference Number  outlet in less than 12 hours as PayPal will remit the full fund into your account or otherwise, you will face the consequences of LEGAL ACTION as we have forwarded this case to our Law sector. we have already debited "Amanda Williams " account and the money have being hold by PayPal for the safety of both buyer and seller. this act was in compliance with the Section 4 Act 201 Sub section 6 of the online-Banking Reform Agenda which gave grands to the secure and safety of both buyer and seller. This implementation was complied with in other to protect both the seller and buyer. be informed that the said fee can not be refunded back to his account. it has being processed into your PayPal account and your account will receive the said fee after the completion of the Money Gram transfer. At this time, your account is still yet to be credited but a total of $1,850,00 CAD will be on its way to your account after we have received the Reference number from you, and for security reasons, you are expected to get back to PayPal with the $750.00 CAD so that your account can be credited. 
 
The RCMP Royal Canadian Mounted Police as be Inform about this as well, 

Our Record shows that you are a PayPal user, so we need to prove beyond all reasonable doubts that you are legitimate and that's why we need you to send us a proof of the Money Gram Transfer Details / Receipt for this transactions, so as to secure the buyer from Fraud.

As the national police force of Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is primarily responsible for enforcing federal laws throughout Canada, while general law and order including the enforcement of the Criminal Code and applicable provincial legislation is constitutionally the responsibility of the provinces and territories. This responsibility is sometimes further delegated to municipalities which can form their own municipal police departments. This is common in the largest cities..

Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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Case Number: PP-304-718-2447

Here are the Scam Seller's Artist that we arrested Last week 

 

With some pictures attached below..

 

Do I need to trust this email? Ahaha....

 

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VictoriaHayes
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Hi I just read that and it sounds like the situation I'm in. I'm just worried that they know my name and email now. The person said he would put me in jail if I steal his money but I haven't even received any money. What should I do? Don't really want to change my name or anything
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kernowlass
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@VictoriaHayes

 

Hi, just ignore them, their threats especially legal action is laughable, they are probably in Africa somewhere.

 

Once they know you are not going to let yourself be scammed they will move on to some other victim.

 

They send out thousands of scams every day so they are not going to be bothered once they know you are not going to send them any item or money.

 

Just remember for the future >>

 

 A TYPICAL PAYPAL 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.

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 an item before the payment is showing in your paypal account.

Paypal do not tell you to send trackable, they advise it for selling protection but it is not compulsory.

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


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VictoriaHayes
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Ok thank you very much
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PayPal_Carlos
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Hello hardstyle23,

 

Thank you for your post and welcome to the PayPal Community.

 

The tips shared by kernowlass are great and it will help you anytime to identify a genuine PayPal email.

 

If a buyer has sent a payment, the funds will be always showed in your PayPal balance. A hold might be placed in the transaction but still you would be able to locate the transaction in your account history and the funds in your pending balance when accessing to your account.

 

The content of the message you have shared it does not seem like a genuine PayPal email; therefore I would recommend you to keep on mind the kernowlass’ advice and follow my steps to confirm the authenticity of the email that you received.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Carlos

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hardstyle23
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Thanks a lot!

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