I received today what I thought at first was a legitimate buyer of one of my lampshades. The first few lines seemed personable asking for information, a little vague, but what I thought was how my product was made and how we would handle shipping. When the so called buyer replied back for more information here is what I got…
“Okay this is what am going to do in term of payment,i will instruct a cashier’s check or a money order to you and as soon as you get the payment cashed,you will deduct your money and you will handover my balance to my shipping broker at the time of pickup or you will send it to them.I think this payment method is okay by you.so get back to me with your contact information ASAP because i also have some other goods to pickup in the state.Get back to me with your contact info for payment processing”
No this payment method is not okay with me… What do people think they are doing? I’ve seen messages like this before in Craigslist and Ebay. This one came to me through my Etsy account email. So if you see something like this don’t reply with ANY personal, financial information. They are very deviant and are phishing for information to do something malicious, so don’t respond. You could also report them to the FBI. Or for more information on scams go to OnGuard Online
