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Have I been a bit silly - scam? Personal details?

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HJ40 · 23/01/2023 12:14

A lady pinged on Facebook marketplace offering to buy an item for £70 but said she couldn't pick it up. She send she'd send a "Chronopost" and they'd bring the cash.

Unusual but not impossible.

She needed my details to book it including email. I queried why email was needed and she said it was for the notifications. Plausible.

She then said she'd cover all costs, but I'd need to pay an insurance for the envelope.

This makes no sense to me so I've asked what she means and why she hasn't covered all costs at booking and I haven't heard back.

Clearly she might be genuine and might just be busy, but if it's a scam... she has my home address and email. Not an email with any back accounts have associated with it, just one for social stuff and online shopping. How much do I need to worry and can I do anything.

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dementedpixie · 23/01/2023 12:24

The scam is you paying out for insurance and the courier would never turn up

pigsinoodies · 23/01/2023 12:28

dementedpixie · 23/01/2023 12:24

The scam is you paying out for insurance and the courier would never turn up

The scam is usually harvesting credit card details by directing you to a fake site to pay the 'insurance'.

dontgobaconmyheart · 23/01/2023 12:42

I'd avoid anything like this like the plague anyway but I'm sure I've heard this before OP.

I'd just block them, change my email password to something secure, make sure I am not using the same passwords between accounts (different online shopping accounts etc) as that's best practice in the first place and forget about it. There isn't an awful lot else you can do.

HJ40 · 23/01/2023 12:46

Thanks all. I definitely smelled a rat when that was mentioned. Annoyed with myself about the details I have given but there's no way I would have paid any money up front.
Going to report "her" and delete the messages.

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Viviennemary · 23/01/2023 12:47

She is a scammer. Just block her.

HJ40 · 23/01/2023 12:49

I'd really like to delete the Messenger messages (sure they've been copied already but hey) and I can't see how to do that in a Meseenger conversation. Any ideas?

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dementedpixie · 23/01/2023 12:52

Press and hold on the person's icon on your list of people and you get the option to delete

HJ40 · 23/01/2023 12:59

Does that delete it for them too?

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