your opinions ebay - fake second chance offer

nilrs

hi hope this makes sense

today i got an email from someone saying - had i second chance offered an item which i had sold about a week ago to them, i emailed them back saying no and if they could forward me the person who had second chance offered them as i would not like to think of someone using my name etc.

they then email me back a while later saying that they had already paid for the item through western union.

i am not sure if the person is trying to blame me? dont see how he can as i have nothing to do with it.

i did then email him back with this which is posted at the bottom of every "second chance offer"

<LI style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; PADDING-TOP: 3px; LIST-STYLE-TYPE: square">Second Chance Offer emails with the subject of "message from eBay Member" are fake. Real

Second Chance Offers come directly from eBay and also appear in My Messages with a subject line of "You have a second chance offer...". <LI style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 3px; LINE-HEIGHT: 120%; PADDING-TOP: 3px; LIST-STYLE-TYPE: square">Never pay for your eBay item using instant case wire transfer services through Western Union or MoneyGram. These payment methods are unsafe when paying someone you don't know. Learn more about sending payments.
[*]Is this email inappropriate? Does it breach eBay policy? Help protect the Community by reporting it.
this was also at the bottom of his reply email

I don’t know if there is any legal action we can take to get the money back~????

basically i do not wish to seem harsh but as i have absolutely nothing to do with this whatever i shall assist in anyway i can but i shall not be sending him anything.

or do you think this is someone trying it on?

basically i think he has been scammed looking at his feedback he has a 0, any opinions or advice please.

nilrs

soolin

This is nothing to do with you so be polite but firmly refer him to ebay to deal with 'his' problem (not your problem).

It is difficult to believe that any buyer can be that naive and fall for such an obvious scam *and * use Western Union , he misght as well have opened a window and thrown the money out. People never cease to amaze me.

juno

I might be cynical, but I'm thinking this is a new way of trying to scam someone (ie you). Pretend they were offered a 2nd chance offer on your item, then make you feel guilty and persuade you to send them the item/a refund.

Tell them to report it to Ebay as it's nothing to do with you.

We_Laugh_Indoors

It has to be a scam, either the person contacting you has been scammed or they are trying to do it to you.

It may be worth changing your password on your account as a precaution too.