"It didn't seem usual for him to I agreed to help, " Richards told Mirror Money. "He asked if he could use my PayPal account to collect the money from the buyer, so I sent over my details and agreed to help him." Richards then tried to transfer the money to his bank account to send to his friend. That's when the scammer, pretending to be Richards' friend, started pressuring him to call the bank and get the transfer cleared. The person asks if they can use your PayPal account to collect the money from a buyer, which seems very innocent.

Source: Daily Mirror August 13, 2020 16:54 UTC