I have a buyer who claims to have paid for items directly through ebay. He included an additional

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The buyer added an additional $200 for me to purchase a gift card to mail along with the items he purchased being mailed as a gift.

I received an payment approved email supposedly from ebay.

How can I tell if this is fraud. I feel like it might be

momtoabeautifuldaughter · Answer

@jjmonk_59 wrote:
The buyer added an additional $200 for me to purchase a gift card to mail along with the items he purchased being mailed as a gift.
I received an payment approved email supposedly from ebay.
How can I tell if this is fraud. I feel like it might be

It's 100% fraud

evry1nositswindy · Answer

That message was not from eBay; it was from a SCAMMER. You are a new seller with some expensive items. Be sure to only ship when it shows here https://www.ebay.com/sh/ord/?filter=status:AWAITING_SHIPMENT

eburtonlab · Answer

@jjmonk_59

It is fraud. You have not been paid. Asking a seller to include a gift card is a common scam tactic to get money from the seller without paying.

eBay does not have a way for a buyer to pay extra for a gift card. Scammers will try to send you a fake "you have been paid -- ship now" notice if you share your contact information prior to payment being made.