PayPal Email Quick Questions HELP HELP

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Sold my first item ever on ebay yesterday & set up a Paypal account.

Had an email from the winner today saying he has paid through Paypal & also an email from paypal (SMTP:PAY-PALACCOUNTNOTIFIES@EMAILACCOUNT.COM).

Question 1: I know Paypal holds onto money for new people (ie me) but surely this would show up as money received on their website... I cant see it. Do you know where I can spot this transaction on the paypal website?

Question 2: The email address where it came from is From: [EMAIL="service@paypal.com"]service@paypal.com[/EMAIL][SMTP:PAY-PALACCOUNTNOTIFIES@EMAILACCOUNT.COM]. To me that looks like a dodgy email account....

Question 3: Do I really have to send it before anything shows on the online account??

HELP PLEASE !!!!!!!!!


The email says:

"You've got new funds!

Dear 1984YouGorgeousBastad,


Michael ****** just sent you money with PayPal.

Michael ****** is a Verified buyer.


Payment Details





Amount:
£***.**





Transaction ID:
**********************




Note:
Pls Ship before 16/06/2009




Item:
LG KC910 Renoir

(********************)














Shipping Information

Address:

Name: Michael ********
Address:************************.
Town/City ************,London.
Post-code:**********.
Country :United Kingdom.




Address Status:





This PayPal?payment has been deducted from the buyer's account and has
been "APPROVED"but will not be credited to your account until the shipment reference/tracking
number is sent to us for shipment verification so as to secure both the buyer and the
seller. Below are the necessary information requested before your account will be credited. Send tracking number to us or email us through this mail
pay-palaccountnotifies and our customercares service will attend to you. As soon as you send the shipment's tracking number to us for security purposes and the safety of the buyer and the seller,the money will be credited into your account.
**PLEASE NOTE**
Once shipment has been verified and the tracking number sent to us,
You will receive a "CONFIRMATION Email" from PayPal?informing you that the Money has been credited
Thank you for using PayPal!
The PayPal Team

PayPal Email ID PP274.

soolin

It's a scam.

You haven't been paid and buyer has sent you a fake paypal email.

Report buyer to ebay immediately.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

soolin wrote: »

It's a scam.

You haven't been paid and buyer has sent you a fake paypal email.

Report buyer to ebay immediately.

how do you know?

just so I can watch out for it again...

thanks..

soolin

Paypal don't hold funds subject to tracking details. If the hold funds it will show in your paypal account and will be held for 21 days or until buyer elaves feedback.

If it doesn't show in your paypal account you haven't been paid. This is a common but nasty scam as it gives you a sense of urgency which might make someone post out before really questioning the fact that they can't see the payment.

kprigg

All my Paypal e-mails are addressed to my registered name & not my user name & look like this:

9 Jun 2009 19:51:47 BST
Transaction ID: 1HA287237P3366***
Hello (my name),

You received a payment of 0.99 GBP from (ebay buyer name) (ebay buyers e-mail address))
Thanks for using PayPal. You can now send any items. To see all the transaction details, log in to your PayPal account.

It may take a few moments for this transaction to appear in your account.

Reversals:
Please be aware that your payment can still be reversed, (e.g. if it is subject to a chargeback), even after you have posted the item to your buyer. Complying with PayPal's protection programs and following the trading guidelines, in our Security Centre helps to protect you from things like chargebacks.

Seller Protection - Eligible

Buyer
Buyers name
Buyers user name
Buyers e-mail Note to seller
The buyer hasn't sent a note.
Shipping address - confirmed
Buyers name & address
United Kingdom
Postage details
Standard Delivery
Description Unit price Qty Amount
Ebay listing name
Item Number ************ 0.99 GBP 1 0.99 GBP

Postage and packing £0.00 GBP
Insurance - not offered ----
Total £0.99 GBP
Payment £0.99 GBP
Payment sent to my e-mail address
Questions? Go to the Help Centre at: https://www.paypal.com/uk/help

Please do not reply to this email. This mailbox is not monitored and you will not receive a response. For assistance, log in to your PayPal account and click Help in the top right corner of any PayPal page.

To receive email notifications in plain text instead of HTML, log in to your PayPal account, go to your Profile, and click Notifications.

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PayPal Email ID PP753

Premier_2

1984ReturnsForReal wrote: »

how do you know?

just so I can watch out for it again...

thanks..

(a) paypal always addresses you by your real name, not your ebay id
(b) paypal have their own mail server - they don't use a third party such as emailaccount.com
(c) you don't need to mail tracking info to a third party such as an anonymous mail.com email address.

cyril82

Soolin is right, this is a scam. If the funds do not show in your account DO NOT SEND THE ITEM.

This is not even a new scam it is one of the oldest around, forward the email to [EMAIL="spoof@paypal.com"]spoof@paypal.com[/EMAIL] and ignore it.

colony

Don't post the item.
Tell the seller you will post the item when payment is received.
If not paid then file a Non Paying Bidder dispute.
If he pays (and you can see the money in Paypal balance), then ideally get a tracking code when posting or get proof of postage because they're clearly dodgy.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Thanks all....


Thank God I am a suspiscious !!!!!!!

NotQuiteNorbert

colony wrote: »

Don't post the item.
Tell the seller you will post the item when payment is received.
If not paid then file a Non Paying Bidder dispute.
If he pays (and you can see the money in Paypal balance), then ideally get a tracking code when posting or get proof of postage because they're clearly dodgy.

I wouldn't even bother telling the "buyer" you'll post when payment is received. They've already shown their true colours by attempting to scam you. Personally, I'd have no further interest in dealing with them. Wait until you are able then file a Non Paying Bidder dispute.

If they then paid, I'd refund them, as I wouldn't feel able to trust that they wouldn't try something else.