How do I report an eBayer trying to hijack a sale -

[lemmycaution]

Tonight, I got word that I had sold an item. 

When I got home - there was an eBay email from someone claiming to be the buyer asking that I forward the item to another address.  This 'buyer' has no feedback and just created their account yesterday. 

Is there a fraud department that I can contact via phone? 

[inhawaii]

Was the person who sent you a message the same username as the person who bought your item?

[lemmycaution]

No - it's obviously a scammer. I just tried to report it to eBay but the cutoff time is 10PM - I missed the deadline by3 minutes. 

Will have to wait til morning. 

[inhawaii · Accepted solution]

Good catch.

Some sellers fall for that scam.

No big deal.

Ignore the scammer and report it when you have time.

[lemmycaution]

Thanks - It looks like the eBay fraud reporting line starts up at 5am - Someone tried to call me but my phone goes into do not disturb at 10PM . 

Modern conveniences... Thanks for you help. 

[fab_finds4u]

You can report them but you're only playing whack-a-mole. eBay can't  stop them from popping up on diferent names.

[the_fancy_fox]

I’ve gotten these. Usually I send a reply stating I only send to the address supplied by ebay. If they need the item sent to another address I tell them to request a cancel through eBay, then correct their address and rebuy the item. 

I never hear from them again. But on the off chance they are legit giving them the information on how to fix their address might save headaches later on. 

I don’t bother trying to report them to Ebay. Waste of my time as ebay won’t do anything.