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Extortion Scam Warning

Asked me to text him then tried me to get him to buy 2K in Walmart gift cards. Report immediately!

 

 

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Extortion Scam Warning

Why did you even text that person when eBay policies clearly prohibit contact with other members outside of eBay? If you would have followed eBay's rules on outside contact, you wouldn't have run into this old, old scam.

 

Follow the rules. Don't contact anyone outside the eBay messaging system.

 

However, to keep everyone in our community safe we have guidelines and policies that cover how you communicate.

 

We don't allow our members to:

  • Exchange any personal information (except names), including email addresses, phone numbers, or other contact information

 

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Extortion Scam Warning

Why did you even text that person when eBay policies clearly prohibit contact with other members outside of eBay? If you would have followed eBay's rules on outside contact, you wouldn't have run into this old, old scam.

 

Follow the rules. Don't contact anyone outside the eBay messaging system.

 

However, to keep everyone in our community safe we have guidelines and policies that cover how you communicate.

 

We don't allow our members to:

  • Exchange any personal information (except names), including email addresses, phone numbers, or other contact information

 

m2m contact.JPG

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Why are you calling this an extortion scam?   Did they threaten you?   The meaning of extortion:  Extortion occurs when someone attempts to obtain money or property by threatening to commit violence, accuse the victim of a crime, or reveal private or damaging information about the victim.

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