Possible Scam? £2000

[marythurogood]

Hi , I have received payment for 2 items into my paypal account.

The seller is listed in Canda but wants the items delivered to Mailboxes etc in Taunton Somerset.

Could this be a scam?

Thanks

[tressygirl · Accepted solution]

It could be a holding depot for items to be then sent out from there to the international buyer.

Royal Mail are strongly advising not to post to Canada direct because of major delays,  all due of course due to Covid.  I believe GSP has banned the country too.  So this is a method for Canadian buyers to still buy from eBay.

Is that the address on the Paypal transaction?  Only post there if it is clearly showing on the Paypal transaction.

If not,  then send a cancellation request citing problem with buyer's address.

[marythurogood · Accepted solution]

Hi, Thanks for your respond. The delivery address is the same on PayPal transaction as it is on ebay. The trouble is that a persons name appeared on the Paypal transaction. When i googled this name it took me to Canada and an article of an ebay scammer of the same name for fraud in 2010. He could be unlucky i guess, but seems to much of a coincidence. Thanks for your feedback, Much appreciated.

[marythurogood · Accepted solution]

Do you think i should contact ebay and ask for some sort of verification?

[tressygirl · Accepted solution]

We had a gentleman in my previous employment who had an identical name, birthdate as a terroist! We had dreadful problems every time we tried to enter into the States with him! Unfortunate coincedences do happen!

If the address is the same on the Paypal account, then post there with confidence, fully tracked if you wish.

[marythurogood · Accepted solution]

Thanks for taking the time to respond. Much appreciated.

[tressygirl · Accepted solution]

Asolutely no problem, and you did right to query it, always best to be sure, safe than sorry!