Buyer wanting to send a £250 gift card to receive funds on hold

[dacah93]

Hi a buyer has bought an item  and has askec if ther payed an extra £270 if i woikd purchase a £250 itunes gift card .now getting emils from ebay wanting proofs of purchase of gift card to release funds on hold .any help pls 

[john1297576]

It is a complete scam and you would lose £250.

After 4 complete days without payment, cancel sale for non payment.

Add this “buyer” to your blocked bidders list.

Set preferences to prevent anyone with 2 or more unpaid strikes from bidding.

Emails will be fake and  should be forwardedto spoof@ ebay.com

[**peaseblossom**]

Did the buyer pay for the item through ebay?   Did you buy a gift card?     eBay would not want proof of purchase of a gift card so this all sounds a bit scammy.

[plpmr]

Its a SCAM and obviously linked to the £7k coin you sold.

A seller cannot pay more through eBay than the total at the checkout.

[papso22]

Those are not emails from ebay, they are fake.

Emails telling you the buyer has paid will also be fake.