My son made his first sale on Depop recently and was told that he needed to pay a $250 refundable deposit in order to receive his payment. He was emailed by someone claiming to be Emily from [protected]@yahoo.com and told he needed to pay $250 through a cash app, then he would receive his payment AND get his deposit back. His item was delivered to the seller, and the seller paid, but Depop won't release his funds into PayPal until they receive this deposit. This supposedly mandatory deposit isn't mentioned at all in Depop's terms of service statement. The email is highly suspicious and looks like a scam, but I'm unable to contact anyone at Depp. The phone number listed isn't operational. We haven't paid the ransom deposit and my son's money is still being held.