Unsolicited threatening message

[nobleapplications]

I received a message from someone claiming that I had sold them an item which I have never owned or listed on eBay. I replied to let them know they had the wrong person. They responded with a claim that I had sold them the item under a different account with a similar name, and  a threat to "let the eBay community know how you operate".

As far as I can tell, there is no way to report this activity since it isn't associated with a listing.

Should I just ignore it, or is there some other action I can take?

Thanks.

[714ricki]

Since they haven't purchased from your store, just ignore the random message. If it continues, then reach out to ebay customer service, 

[slippinjimmy]

@nobleapplications 

It's a phishing attempt, hopefully the link you clicked didn't require a sign-in because the link was possibly to a fake sign-in page. If a sign-in was required I suggest you change your eBay password immediately.

You should forward the message to spoof@ebay.com

[iart]

Yes, as above, the question is, how did you reply? Was it entirely through the ebay system? Was it through email? Did you have to enter your password to reply?

Probably a good idea to change your password quickly like slippinjimmy suggests.

Sometimes I wonder if these posters ever come back to read the advice they get...  🤔

[nobleapplications]

Thanks for the response. I read and replied entirely through eBay. I did not reply directly to the email and there were no links in the message. 

[ckimodog]

@nobleapplications 

I would just ignore them, as they are clearly mistaken and block them from further annoying you:

https://www.ebay.com/help/blocking-buyers/selling/blocking-buyer-ebay/

Happy New Year. 

[allen1853]

Walk away, walk away.