@isjimthere1 wrote:
I want it shipped to my cousin in Oregon USA as a gift Once you accept my offer text me
STOP RIGHT THERE! Read no further.
Anytime a buyer wants you to text them, it is a SCAM.
Report the "buyer"
Block https://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?bidderblocklogin
Ignore
The whole idea is for the seller to be blinded with greed, or just stupidity, and for the scammer to get the seller's phone number or email address. Once that happens, the seller receives a very real looking, but very fake email stating that they have been paid, and in order to receive their funds they need to ship the item right away. Sometimes these emails will also have a phone number, for the seller to call and "verify" the transaction. That phone number is a direct line to the scammer.
These scammers depend on a seller's greed/naivete/ignorance/stupidity to ship the item without checking to see if they have actually been paid. It works surprisingly well, even with established sellers, because for some strange reason people want to "trust" emails.
There is no reason on this planet for a buyer to need a seller's email address, phone number, or any sort of financial/payment information. Everything a buyer needs is right there when they click the buy now button on a listing.
Also, in cases like this, there is absolutely NOTHING Ebay, Paypal, nor any other venue can do to help the scam victim. These frauds and scams are totally avoidable, and it's up to the individual to educate themselves on how to avoid them. All the info is out there, everywhere, about these scams. All people need to do is be aware and not trust anything online, especially emails - even ones that appear to be from "trusted" entities.
The easier you are to offend the easier you are to control.
We seem to be getting closer and closer to a situation where nobody is responsible for what they did but we are all responsible for what somebody else did. - Thomas Sowell
