[greglepore]

Put truck on cl. Buyer said he sent funds. I get this in a spoof paypal email:

service@paypal.com

10:58 AM (15 minutes ago)

to me
PayPal
You've got new funds!


Dear Greg Lepore,

This is to confirm to you that the said amount has been successfully transferred to your PayPal account by Smith Clayton. The amount said has been fully deducted from his PayPal account and is ready to be credited to your PayPal account. A hold has been placed on this transaction for the fact that this payment has been subjected to be a payment for the MERCHANDISE purchased from you, we reserve the right to make sure this transaction is safe and secured, also verify the legitimacy level on this transaction because of the high sum of funds involved.
Summary of this Payment



Receipt ID: 2436-6299-0776-3722

Sent to : glepore123@gmail.com

Sent from : Smith Clayton

Receipt number : 2436-6299-0776-3722

Payment Date : January 30, 2019

Merchandise Price : $4,000.00USD

Pick Up Fee : $950.00USD

Walmart Charges : $50.00USD

PayPal Charges : Paid

Total Amount : $5,000.00USD



Important Note: This transaction is on hold due to the large increase in the rate of the online scams recorded in the previous years. We have changed some of our rules and regulation to make sure our clients (Seller's and Buyer's) are safe from scams, PayPal in conjunction with The FBI and The IFCC has invented certain preventive measure to ensure the safety of both our seller's and buyer's. Once these PayPal procedures are followed the funds deducted from Smith Clayton account will be available in your account.

PayPal Safety Procedures On How To Complete This Pending Transaction.

As mentioned in the receipt of Payment and as per New PayPal Payment policy, we have fully debited the total amount of $5,000.00USD from Smith Clayton account which includes the buyer's shipper's pick up fees. The transport company requested for full payment from us because many people don't pay the exact amount the buyer included in the payment after their account has been credited. PayPal in cooperation with The FBI and The IFCC invented this measure to ensure the safety of this transaction. In order to complete this transaction and get the funds released to your account, we implore you to go to any Walmart outlet with cash and just pick a Walmart-2-Walmart send money form, fill and send the $950.00USD that was included in the Payment out of your pocket to the name and address given to you below, online Walmart-2-Walmart Transfer to certain destinations may be subject to further delay or additional restrictions so we advise you to go to any Walmart outlet and get this done. Once you have done that you will reply us with the Scanned Copy/Photograph of your Walmart-2-Walmart transfer receipt as soon as you send the money to the pick up agent representative. As soon as we verify the authentication of the Walmart-2-Walmart details provided to us, the money ($5,000.00USD) deducted from the buyer's account will be credited to your account.


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