Make sure that money has actually been transferred, and that it isn’t just a scam. If you receive an email that says that you've received a PayPal payment, take a moment to log in to your PayPal account before you ship any merchandise.
Typically, fraudsters will ask you to send some smaller amount (for taxes, for legal documents, etc.) before they can send you the millions you are promised, but which they never intend to send you. If you get an offer for free money, there's probably a catch. But we're much less cautious online, which puts us at risk.
Most of us are careful if a stranger approaches on the street and offers a deal that's just too good to be true. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably isĪdvance fee fraud.
