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Is this a scam on marketplace? Photo included.

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pompomseverywhere · 07/05/2022 16:04

I've had this a number of times. I post something for sale, then I get a message from someone saying is it the same as this and then they post a link.

Obviously I don't click on the link but what's going on here? Where's the scam?

Is this a scam on marketplace? Photo included.
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pompomseverywhere · 07/05/2022 16:51

Bump

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Pixiedust1234 · 07/05/2022 16:58

The advice from action fraud and banks etc is to never click on unsolicited links.

pompomseverywhere · 07/05/2022 18:19

Yes but what's the scam I wonder?

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Pixiedust1234 · 08/05/2022 00:48

Sometimes viruses are embedded in the links. Thats the scam part, its unseen and not immediately noticeable. It might be a keylogger, might be a ransomware, might be looking for your banking details, might be sending scam emails or texts to all your contacts, might be collecting all your data and/or logins. That's why you don't click on them at all.

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