USPS phishing scam - need advice | Selling

garymxxxxxx · 2023-05-21T02:00:10.297000Z

This one is new to me: a buyer who I didn't really trust bought my cell phone, to be delivered to a cruise ship PO box in Texas. After eBay paid me, I shipped the phone and figured I was safe. While it was in transit, I got an email, supposedly from USPS, saying there was a problem with the delivery address and offering a link. So I accessed what turned out to be a bogus USPS site, reentered the correct address, and then stupidly paid a service fee. So much for my credit card: there was an immediate charge to TikTok Ads for the exact amount paid for the phone, and then another charge for a bit more. I stopped the credit card and called the post office in Texas and told them to hold the package, which they did. This is where I'm at a loss: even if the buyer is the same person who scammed my credit card, which seems all but certain, he appears to have actually bought the phone. Or is it still possible for the sale to fail, even though I've been paid? And if it's not possible, do I need to deliver the phone to a crook who stole from me? I'd prefer to recover the phone and void the sale, which may still be possible. Ironically, I would have detected the site as bogus, except that most government websites look just as bad.

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