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Scam Request for change of shipping address

Hi folks,

I recently sold one item on auction and I faced weird scams throughout the deal.

Here is how they went.

1) Immediate after my bid a hand fil of scammers left me messages saying they wanted to buy the item immediatly as it is urgent and they can pay if I give them the PayPal persknal link. 

---> I found something fishey. So I denied tje offer

2) A legitimate buyer purchased and payed for it. But at the next second I got a message from another scammer ( later I came to know that he created his profile a day before ) reached me saying, he payed for the item but he is not at his home and the item is brought for his friemd. So he requested ( very pleasingly ) to ship the item to his friend. When it sounded doubtful, I contacted the real buyer to confirm if this is him. Then I came to know aboit the scam.

---> The check with actual buyyer saved me from losing the item. I was just about to drop it in FedEx for the fake address.

 

Guys be careful with this garbage out there waiting to grab your hard earned money.

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Scam Request for change of shipping address

Good on you for catching it..

Sadly many sellers fall for these scams..

 

Stay vigilant. 

~Pika~
People in life that are the happiest don't have the most,, they make the most of what they have...

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