Here is an scammer who is writing private messages to sellers on Etsy, pretending to be a buyer. The email is no different then the emails they send outside of Etsy, not realizing that Etsy takes care of the payment. I guess they are hoping to pull a desperate seller off the Etsy system to do a transaction via wire transfer (the mode they need to steal your money and disappear). I hope they got reported.
Monika Hasler (monika.hasler@yahoo.com)
Etsy ID: monikahasler626
Monika Hasler July 3 2012 11:26pm EDT
Hello Seller,
Am Monika Hasler,I came accross your item on Etsy, i will like to buy
the item,is it ready for the immediate purchase, before i proceed with
the payment i will Like to ask about the item..
1) Is the item still available for sale?
2) What is the present condition of the item?
3) Do you accept PAYPAL as your mode of payment?
4) what is the final asking price in USD?
kindly get back to me with your reply to my private email :
monika.hasler@yahoo.com
Best Regards.
Just got one from davidsimpson117@yahoo.com
ReplyDeleteEtsy identified the email prior to me reading it, they inactivated his account, placed the message into spam and advised me not to respond.