help i belive this is a scam Craigslist/paypal, what do i do?

Question

i wanted to sell my psp 2001 with games and other items on Craigslist, but i have a "person" wanting to buy but it is a scam.(from Nigeria)
what do i do?, I gave :him" my Paypal email and i received an email that he sent the money (300.00)

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this is the email I received:

Hi ,
i have just login to my account right now and send you the money and
went successfully and i am sure you would have receive my payment
confirmation from paypal so try and check your paypal email address to
confirm this so your paypal account is active that is the reason why
the payment went through successfully ok i sent you $300.00 USD including
the shipping cost so here is the shipping address to get the item ship
out today


Name:Akinsola Qudus
Address: U.I post
city: Ibadan
state:oyo
Zip code:23402
country:Nigeria

so kindly help me to get the item pack very well to prevent damage
during the shipping and i will prefer the shipping to make today
through Usps Global Express Mail Service today
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Answer 1

Absolutely positively a SCAM. You will next get a fake email that looks like it's from Paypal saying money has been sent but in order to credit it you have to email the tracking number. This is a VERY common Nigerian scam all over Craigslist



This is why you NEVER give your paypal details to anyone you are selling to - Craigslist is ONLY for face to face cash transactions and anything involving shipping to Nigeria is a SCAM

"NEVER GIVE OUT FINANCIAL INFORMATION (bank account number, social security number, eBay/PayPal info, etc.) "



Ignore ALL future emails from this person and if you get anything that looks like it's from Paypal send it to [e-mail]



The next step of the scam will be emails pretending to be from Paypal threatening to close your account, or the police, FBI or a lawyer threatening you with a lawsuit or jail if you don't send the item. Don't believe any of them - this scam follows the same script. Just ignore them, don't open emails from anyone you don't know, and once the scammers know you are not going to fall for it, they move on to the next victim



Relist your item on Craigslist and put a big bold notice across the top and bottom saying

** CASH ONLY, LOCAL BUYERS ONLY, CASH ONLY, NO SHIPPING"

and ignore everyone who wants anything else. Unfortunately the scammers target anything electronic sold on Craigslist

Answer 2

This has rip-off written throughout it! the 1st sign is the "pal overseas!" the 2nd caveat is the willingness to pay one greater $a hundred! ( might you pay greater suitable than an marketed fee? ). forget approximately this deal or you will lose your ps3! those scams are regularly run overseas simply by fact the U. S. has no authority as quickly as the rip-off leaves our shorelines.

Answer 3

scam. the "you've got money" email is fraudulent. if you log in to your Paypal account directly, there will be nothing.



sell to a local for cash in hand.

Answer 4

Yes, seen this many times...



100% Scam...