<pay_pal@intl-onlinetransfer.com> Help me

[AnaAtalla]

Please help, I'm selling an item and the buyer's payment is not appearing on my account, but I received an email from pay_pal@intl-onlinetransfer.com saying it will only appear online once I send PayPal the tracking number. Is this valid?

[kernowlass · Accepted solution]

@AnaAtalla

Oh no   >>>

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.

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.

[AnaAtalla]

Thank you very much! Yes, you have described exactly what happened. I contacted Paypal in my residing country and I got a confirmation that it was a scam indeed. I have been using Paypal for a while now, so I thought it was suspicious. Anyway, thank you very much for taking your time to reply to me!

[kernowlass]

@AnaAtalla

You are very welcome.

Scammers 0 - Goodies 1.