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facebook marketplace, is your item the same as?

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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 32,972 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    I would have deleted the message instantly.   "products like this"  Obvious they have no idea what your selling. But they know
    you follow links so possibly a better risk for sending fake payment details.

    Possibly just referral links?  Or those links are all fake?

    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • GadgetGuru
    GadgetGuru Posts: 895 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 26 May 2022 at 2:00PM
    Another one I get is "Am interested in this item. Please could you email / WhatsApp my mum/friend/wife/husband/dog/cat on ........@gmail.com"


  • janb5
    janb5 Posts: 2,680 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper I've been Money Tipped!
    The first is a scam- my favourite reply is ` Reported to Facebook`!
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