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Received message to send items, notifying authorities and Ebay. What should I do?

I received a message from a person who asked where I obtained their fathers personal letters. I sent a message back saying I bought them from another dealer. They then said they were part of the family estate and not to be sold and they are notifying the authorities and Ebay because their dad's social security number is on the return address for the world to see and to please send all the letters to them for  safe keeping, and they bid on two separate ones to keep them from going to strangers and will pay $15 each for my troubles, and if I can give them the name of the dealer I bought them from it would be helpful.   Does anyone know what I should do regarding this situation.  I have more of the letters listed right now, do I need to take them down?  

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@mozartbach1971 wrote:

I received a message from a person who asked where I obtained their fathers personal letters. I sent a message back saying I bought them from another dealer. They then said they were part of the family estate and not to be sold and they are notifying the authorities and Ebay because their dad's social security number is on the return address for the world to see and to please send all the letters to them for  safe keeping, and they bid on two separate ones to keep them from going to strangers and will pay $15 each for my troubles, and if I can give them the name of the dealer I bought them from it would be helpful.   Does anyone know what I should do regarding this situation.  I have more of the letters listed right now, do I need to take them down?  


I can't answer all the questions... but there was a time (not sure if you still can), that I could go on the internet and get a dead person's SSN. If the person who the letter pertains is deceased, their private info is public record.

 

C.

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I just received a message from another person who lives in the same state saying that the xxxxxxx letters need to be returned to his daughter.

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