Paypal, am I being conned?

[007]

Right, since when did you have to give a valid tracking number before money that people owe you is transferred into your account?

Someone from germany owes me ?400, I get an email, and it's telling me that as soon as I give a valid tracking number, i'll get the funds.

Is this correct?

[gIzzE]

What did you agree with the buyer?

Did you say that goods will be posted with cleared funds?

Who is asking for the tracking number, the guy or Paypal?

[007]

Actually, after having a look it says on Ebay "Paypal payment pending - Paypal sent to gamufi@gmail..."

I guess it is legit after all.

[MJ]

I've not come across that before, but I've never received that amount of money, so maybe that has got something to do with it.

[mackemansj1]

Watch he doesnt then turn round and cancel mate. Also make sure its a confirmed address with the paypal you are sending it too. As if it isnt confirmed you are not covered by paypal seller cover. I would be very careful after being stung myself on these boards with a paypal chargeback over the last few days.

[007]

Hello
Ok, do that - do you have ever done a deal with Germany?
Thats how germany PayPal works.

I?m a honest person, ok, I have zero feedback, but everybody started
sometime on ebay, or?

Thanks again,
Julian

PS: If you look at your ebay account, you see that the status is pending and
on www.paypal.com you see nothing, yes but the payment is still at PayPal
Germany.

Please letting me know, thank you

Have a nice weekend
Best wishes to you


That's the latest email, how the **** do things change between Germany Paypal and UK paypal?

I still don't trust it, there's no transaction number in the first email either.

[ThoseOfTheUnlight]

Refund the payment, and sell it on ebay again - sounds well dodgy.

[007]

What i was thinking, is possible sending a letter or small packet with the tracking to him, if he doesn't pay. Sting the bastard. Or something.

[ThoseOfTheUnlight]

I'd just cut your losses and click on the refund button, its much less hassle..

[AllYourBase]

refund and ask him to pay by western union or something, sounds well dodgy to me!

[007]

Got in contact with paypal. It was a con, paypal will always start the email with Dear *insert your name*

They never start it like he did, with Dear *email address*

[DjSatansfury]

lol Paypal in Germany. Thats a laugh. For anyone who buys stuff from Germany would know that none of the ****ers have paypal!

(well very few anyway)

They all insist on bank transfers, which is a right pain in the arse.

[simoran1]

what kind of scam was it then if he wanted the postage tracking number?? ive never heard of that one before

[ThoseOfTheUnlight]

So that he would post out the item, give him the tracking number to let him know it had been posted, then never bother "releasing the funds"

[simoran1]

ahh i see, i thought he'd already posted the item. so i take it it was the guy who bought the item off you that was scamming you? dirty ****