Hi all
Just want to share an experience I had from a 'buyer' who saw my post in Clubsnap. The 'buyer' WhatsApp me on a foreign number his intention to buy and asked for the item to be sent to his brother in another country. He said he is Singaporean but based overseas!
He said he will pay including freight charges and requested for payment request via pay pal. After you have sent the pay pal payment request, he will wait for a day before telling you he has not received it and then said he found it in his SPAM folder. He then WhatsApp to say he will pay. This is follow by his email to state he has paid and requested you to send the item to an overseas address. He then WhatsApp me to send urgently. At the same time, I received several emails from 'service@intl.paypal.com' to say that they have received the amount and is holding it until a receipt of shipment was 'emailed' back to them. The email claimed I will see the payment request pending but they actually have already received it and only waiting for the shipment receipt to be emailed back to them before they release the money.
I checked my pay p[al account and the payment request was pending. But I was curious. I called paypal and they told me they did not send any emails with that address 'service@intl.paypal.com'. I tried to WhatsApp the 'buyer' to confirm payment but he did not reply. I informed him I will hold shipment until payment is confirmed!
So, I would like to warn all members to watch out for such requests when you are selling items. Pls confirm payment and via legitimate sources other those from the emails that they send. Paypal don't ask you to reply their mail. Everything is done through their website. Not sure, always call them.
Just want to share an experience I had from a 'buyer' who saw my post in Clubsnap. The 'buyer' WhatsApp me on a foreign number his intention to buy and asked for the item to be sent to his brother in another country. He said he is Singaporean but based overseas!
He said he will pay including freight charges and requested for payment request via pay pal. After you have sent the pay pal payment request, he will wait for a day before telling you he has not received it and then said he found it in his SPAM folder. He then WhatsApp to say he will pay. This is follow by his email to state he has paid and requested you to send the item to an overseas address. He then WhatsApp me to send urgently. At the same time, I received several emails from 'service@intl.paypal.com' to say that they have received the amount and is holding it until a receipt of shipment was 'emailed' back to them. The email claimed I will see the payment request pending but they actually have already received it and only waiting for the shipment receipt to be emailed back to them before they release the money.
I checked my pay p[al account and the payment request was pending. But I was curious. I called paypal and they told me they did not send any emails with that address 'service@intl.paypal.com'. I tried to WhatsApp the 'buyer' to confirm payment but he did not reply. I informed him I will hold shipment until payment is confirmed!
So, I would like to warn all members to watch out for such requests when you are selling items. Pls confirm payment and via legitimate sources other those from the emails that they send. Paypal don't ask you to reply their mail. Everything is done through their website. Not sure, always call them.