Yes, it is quite likely you are betting set up to be scammed.
Only accept Western Union money transfer, not money order.
That way, you will have the money in your hand before shipping the goods. With WU money order, you will get an email apparently from WU stating that the money from the buyer is available, but will only be paid to you after you have supplied a tracking number for the despatch of the goods. Ater you despatch the goods, you find the email is bogus, and there is no money to collect.
Do not accept checks (they will bounce some time after the check has apparently 'cleared' and appeared in you account). Do not accept paypal either - the buyer will probably use a stolen credit card, or will reverse the payment once he has the goods, claiming either they never turned up
or were 'not as described'
Hope this helps
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