Verify My Age just texted me on a number even Ebay doesnt have!

[ccon7100]

Just bought a Vape and was sent an email saying that I needed to go on to Verify My Age via a phone. I went on to the site from my phone, but when its stated the T&C I decided to close the page and email the seller my ID directly. About an hour later Verify My Age sent me a text telling me to verify my age.

The massively creep thing is that they texted  me on my new number, That number is about 2 months old and niether Ebay or Paypal has it. How the hell did they get access to this number?! 

I will be logging a complaint with Ebay about the seller. Has anyone else experienced this?

[flydrive2020]

I'm sorry to say that whenever you communicate any information particularly of this nature ... You are going to leave a digital footprint or 'signature' that's traceable to say you have left your information there. You were aiming to communicate that your age was sufficient enough to buy a product from a Seller. That needs to come back to you somehow [self explanatory really] as proof to the Seller that it was you leaving the information required and not somebody acting on your behalf.

In many countries it is illegal to make an underage transaction or carry out an underage sale and the ramifications for doing so and being caught are severe. People lose licenses and in extreme cases livelihoods for this. Same as in some countries the penalties are also there for attempting to buy age-restricted products when underage: These are mainly to act as a deterrent which in your case clearly wasn't needed - you had nothing to hide so these don't apply.

But in this 'C Y A' day and age retailers have to be ultra-sure of what they are doing and who they are selling to being legit. The problem of underage sales being successful here in the UK appears once again to be on the rise [Source: Grocer Magazine] having fallen over the 2013 to 2017 period. All I would urge you is not to get too spooked out about how the retailer who you were establishing a business transaction with anyway has ended up obtaining the phone number you used to pass them transaction-critical information. Unless of course they now use this to bombard you with useless offers every five seconds ... Simply telling them to 'Foxtrot Oscar' can solve this or if not make an official complaint to Trading Standards or the equivalent - so they tell the retailer to 'Foxtrot Oscar' on your behalf ... Now this does scare retailers into thinking twice! But in 99.9% of cases people in your situation find there's no bogey-men on their doorstep as sent by the retailer after they have discovered the retailer knows their phone number and address because they will have to send your product to you as well don't forget 

[*vyolla*]

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@ccon7100 wrote:

Just bought a Vape and was sent an email saying that I needed to go on to Verify My Age via a phone. I went on to the site from my phone,

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Boom.

They got your number.

[john1297576]

What is there to complain about? You give information away then want to complain about a seller who is only doing what the law requires.

[ccon7100]

I'm not sure you are understanding. I was texted on a number I didn't give out. It is not attached to my account and I have not given it to Verify My Age (or anyone else) to contact me on. No one should have this number. How did they get access to that number? Not once did I complain about the seller.

[pixiesen2012]

Not once did I complain about the seller.

your post states:-

I will be logging a complaint with Ebay about the seller.


if you didn't give your number to the seller they cannot have passed it on

if you haven't given your number to ebay or paypal, they can't have passed it on


YOU accessed the site with your phone, that is how they got your number, no one else gave them your number

[ccon7100]

A site I wouldn't have accessed unless the seller hadnt requested. So in that way yes its a complaint about the seller.

In what world does the internet defend apparent data harvesting? Oh wait it's 2020

Honestly, I found it kinda shocking and came on here to find an answer, an explanation or just to give people the heads up.

Well done eBay community

[pixiesen2012]

it's not the sellers fault,


it is the LAW anyone selling vape equipment has to verify the buyers age,

ebay have decided to use 'verify my age'



you had to verify your age to buy that item,so you went to the site, they then contacted you to complete the process.


we explained what had happened,

It's not our fault you didn't like the answer.

[ccon7100]

Awwwe Pixie YOU ARE JUST THE CUTEST! 😂😂😂😂😂


"we explained what had happened, It's not our fault you didn't like the answer."

Bless you! 🥰


"YOU accessed the site with your phone, that is how they got your number, no one else gave them your number "

Silly me! I should have know that purchasing something on eBay would have my private details captured by a third party without my consent! Totally legit! I don't know what I was worried about!

Pixie you brave little toaster, unfazed by data harvesting. You and your contributions are inspirational.

Maybe we can go to EA website together and tell everyone loot boxes are cool!

Friends that shill together 😉

[pixiesen2012]

I never said it was acceptable, I just explained what had happened!

[pixiesen2012]

you gave him the number when you contacted him directly,

how on earth do you think ebay could give him a number they don't have?

[ccon7100]

In no way did I give the seller my number. The responce I got from the seller was "thank you for this" so there is no way for the seller to either know my number OR pass it on. My question still stands, how did Verify My Age get access to my number?

[pixiesen2012]

if ebay do not have your number they cannot pass it on

you say you went on the verify my age site with your phone, so that is how they got your number