Probably this is a scam or am I a newbie?

[diego_dambrosio]

Hi everyone, an hour ago I received a message from a customer called Lucianonuevo, according to the profile active since January 2023. 
He asked my email address for the money transfer, but I notice that in the image that attests his payment, he puts the card number in plain text. As a good seller and a fair person, I suggest to him to avoid certain data in clear, but he does not respond to this specific message and that is very strange. After that I get an email to confirm the transition, and as I had not yet entered PayPal as payment method, but the email address is very ‘suspicious’, but I decided to go ahead. I opened the link in the email, filled the data, and then a Fiverr support chat opens, telling me to enable the transition from all over the world and that a certain amount (which was not specified) will be withheld from me, which will then be returned to me. It could have been a single euro, but it could have been everything I had in my account. Guys, I have honestly never seen such verification and after the third awake up call, I decided to close that tab and tell the customer that the method was very strange and ‘invasive’.

Have I done the right thing or is this really the first verification for payment for one of my services? I have just signed up and I have noticed that there are a few scammers around.

 

Photos attached (sorry, the first image has italian texts)

[priyank_mod]

You just saved yourself (in time) from getting scammed.

Report and block the account!!

[diego_dambrosio]

Oh man, thank you. All was so odd. I was so excited to work and do my job 😞
I'm trying to report and block but it seems a Plus option...

[creativecolumn]

SCAM. 

Note: Do not share your email address with anyone.

[alamin_bhuinya]

Take care,,,

[diego_dambrosio]

thank you guys, for the advice and support. Damn, it was my first due and I was even exited about it! Hope for some new clean requests 😄

[maia_videos]

Buyers don't need your email to pay.

they just need to accept the offer and pay directly through the platform.

 

[diego_dambrosio]

17 hours ago, maia_videos said:

Buyers don't need your email to pay.

they just need to accept the offer and pay directly through the platform.

 

You're totally right. In that moment I didn't already linked PayPal, but anyway I have been very naive...

[hasibur701]

Be careful 

[arafatcoco]

Yes. It is scammed. You can report to the Fiverr. Real buyer will never want to transfer money.