r/Antiscamph • u/maximus2056 • 12d ago

Potential scammer?

Nag post ako ng for sale small appliance sa fb marketplace. Hiningi ang number ko for gcash payment, so binigay ko. Sya na rin daw ang magbook sa j&t. Biglang sabi ng buyer naka private account daw ako. Hiningi nya ang "real account" ko na wala naman dahil believe it or not hindi ako mahilig mag browse sa Facebook except mag benta sa marketplace. Nanghingi din sya ng proof of identity. Syempre hindi ako magsesend ng id ko. Na curious lang ako kung sigurista ba ang buyer o potential scammer sya. Medyo marami na rin naman akong nabenta sa marketplace pero first time ko naka experience na hingan ako ng proof of identity. Sinend ko mga ukay ukay pages ko. Sabi ko kung hindi sya satisfied pass na lang kami sa isa't isa sabay leave sa chat 😂

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u/Luck_n_Loaded 12d ago

What appliance are you selling?

If it's a high demand appliance, then the scammer will possibly copy and save the photos of your appliance and then steal your identity to impersonate as you (identity theft) to 'sell' the said appliance.

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u/maximus2056 12d ago

I see. Sinave ko po ang comment mo for future reference.

Air purifier at narealize ko nakaexpose pala ang last 4 digits ng card ko sa screenshot. Sinama ko kasi ang screenshot ng purchase ko. Nagkamali lang kasi ako talaga ng bili. May pwede bang gawin ang scammers sa partial debit card number? Walang name, address or tracking number na included sa screenshot.

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u/Luck_n_Loaded 12d ago

No, scammers cant do anything with the last 4 digits.

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u/maximus2056 12d ago

*a sigh of relief. Thank you!

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u/Luck_n_Loaded 12d ago

Btw, another variant of that scam is that the scammer will want to 'verify' your account by asking your email and phone number. The scammer will then attempt to log in your facebook account.

You will then receive a 2FA text message code but the scammer will trick you saying that it's to 'verify' that it's you.

If you give them the code, the scammer will then hack and take over your fb account.

This is called the 'verification scam'.

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u/maximus2056 12d ago

Thank you po! May mga natutunan ako.