Do incoming payments in PayPal show up before or after I send my item?

Question

Some guy claims to have sent me $300 for this iPod I was selling on Craigslist. There were e-mails from PayPal (which seemed fake) that said I received payment from this guy, it didn't show up in my account and I didn't send the item. Now I just got this poorly written e-mail from "paypal" threatening FBI action if I don't send my item. I'm pretty sure this is a scam, but I wanted to know if incoming payments from paypal show up before or after I send my item.

Answer 1

Wait for your money.  you should have your money in your account.

That's a bunch of BS they are telling you

If in doubt call paypal

Answer 2

Do not ship anything until you receive notification from Pay Pal. The money should be in your Pay Pal account. Why not telephone Pay Pal and check if these emails are from them or not. They also are interested in scam emails.

By the way, if that person has genuinely sent the money, but somehow it has gone astray, and you do not ship the item, there is a procedure to follow. He lodges a complaint with Pay Pal through their dispute centre. I suggest you send him an email telling him to lodge a dispute at the Pay Pal site. That should sort things out.

Pay Pay do not need the FBI to resolve the problems that may occur with buyers and sellers. They are quite capable of doing this themselves.

Answer 3

Scam.

If it doesn't show in your account, you haven't got it...

Answer 4

why dont u call pp's 1800 #

Answer 5

never send anything out before receiving your money

wait until payment shows up on your paypal account

and as for the FBI that happens a h**l of alot further down the track and im sure it'd be the police not the FBI

paypal usually asks you if you have posted it

for a tracking number etc..