DanielFord
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The usual way this scam works, if they are the generic scammer, will be that they will assure you that all is going ahead. They will then at some point in the sob story introduce the fact that they need to get some extra money to a third party, and that they will add this to the paypal transaction.
You will then receive an email, that if you are not tech savvy looks like it came from paypal, explaining that a large amount of money has been placed in Escrow, and that you need to complete the transaction.
Strangely the scammer will know that you have received that email, and will then ask you to forward the extraneous amount via Western Union. When they receive that they will release the paypal Escrow.
Of course, this falls down because PayPal don't do Escrow arrangements, Western Union is not reversible because it is cash, you will just be out of pocket to the advance fee. Or, if they get hold of bank details, a whole lot more.
You will then receive an email, that if you are not tech savvy looks like it came from paypal, explaining that a large amount of money has been placed in Escrow, and that you need to complete the transaction.
Strangely the scammer will know that you have received that email, and will then ask you to forward the extraneous amount via Western Union. When they receive that they will release the paypal Escrow.
Of course, this falls down because PayPal don't do Escrow arrangements, Western Union is not reversible because it is cash, you will just be out of pocket to the advance fee. Or, if they get hold of bank details, a whole lot more.