Is this a Paypal scam attempt:

Belloni · 13 Jan 2010 at 17:23

I'm trying to sell my phone, had a few responses via gumtree, and this one feller, who i'm suspicious about.

He claims to have sent me money via paypal, however it's not showing in my paypal account yet.

It's from paypal.com not paypal.co.uk, i'm very suspicious.

My paypal account still says "Balance £0.00" after now 10 minutes + recieving those two emails.

The strange thing is, that my paypal is attached to another email address of mine and not my main one.

However i still recieved an email from paypal to BOTH accounts claiming i recieved money ... strange? Or is this a new feature i've missed out on lol

Another thing, he's asking me to post to Nigeria, i didn't agree to this lol

And since when did Paypal "hold" onto money until they are provided with a tracking number or something like that, news to me ...
Opinions please!

Beansprout · 13 Jan 2010 at 17:24

Nigeria? What are you waiting for

Viper² · 13 Jan 2010 at 17:27

Clearly not a scam. Just post it to Nigeria and it will be fine.

Belloni · 13 Jan 2010 at 17:27

What i thought, his emails are very "automated" like too, screw this dude, i need to keep up to date with these new scams!

Hutchy · 13 Jan 2010 at 17:27

Delivered to Nigeria?

Sounds like a safe bet to me.

Belloni · 13 Jan 2010 at 17:29

I was soooo looking forward to the money, damn these people!

UnworthyBean · 13 Jan 2010 at 17:29

Belloni said:
And since when did Paypal "hold" onto money until they are provided with a tracking number or something like that, news to me ...
Opinions please!

I remember when i first sold with eBay this happened, So that parts legitimate.

The rest however, Sounds like a complete scam.

Belloni · 13 Jan 2010 at 17:31

I was immediately suspicious when i got the exact same email into my main account, while the hell would that happen, oh well, live and learn!