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Strange Message from eBay Buyer

supermonkey · 2021-06-25 12:36:21

Hi Everyone, I'm selling an old iPhone & have received this: Hi dear seller? I hope this message finds you well and I would like to thank you for the listing. I would like to offer you £ for the phone please so if you agree please send me a direct eBay offer or amend the listing with MAKE OFFER option and I will purchase…

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mgdavid Posts: 6,710 Forumite

27 June 2021 at 3:57PM

Smells like a scam to me; the language used is very similar to the emails from Africa offering to cut you in on a deal for 10 million if only you'll send a thousand to cover 'expenses'. In any event I would *never* sell a phone on ebay - too often the buyer simply claims you sent an empty box.

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