You’re being scammed. There’s no such thing as “protection fees”, and custom charges don’t happen on a domestic shipment. Post your experience to r/scams and you’ll get confirmation. Sadly, it’s a very, very common thing, and you’re probably not communicating with a lady in Maryland. It’s more likely a dude in Nigeria or India posing as a woman in the US.
Whatever you do, stop giving them money, and initiate a chargeback with Paypal and/or your credit card company. Report the account to Facebook, block them, and move on.
You’re being scammed. There’s no such thing as “protection fees”, and custom charges don’t happen on a domestic shipment. Post your experience to r/scams and you’ll get confirmation. Sadly, it’s a very, very common thing, and you’re probably not communicating with a lady in Maryland. It’s more likely a dude in Nigeria or India posing as a woman in the US.
Whatever you do, stop giving them money, and initiate a chargeback with Paypal and/or your credit card company. Report the account to Facebook, block them, and move on.