@rainbooww86 (rainbooww86) posted a new topic, subject "Buyer questions start with "Hi, I want to order.." Are they scam?". It read:

   After I list my iphone 6 Plus. I have been getting a lot of buyer inquiries with messages such as "  
    Ordering, send picture to meonly on;".
    
    Are these scams or are they real people with interest? I wonder if I should reply and send my product picture to each one, running the risk of revealing my personal email account.
    
    Anybody know? Really appreciate!
    
    Edited to remove personal identifying information.
    
    Edited by: DanielR@SellerSupport on Oct 21, 2014 8:11 AM

To which @MarilynsAttic (Marilyn's Attic) replied

    Please don't sell that here. You might as well paint a target on your forehead. The rules for Cell Phone sellers are vast and complex, and scammers target newbies because they usually don't know the rules. You are far better off selling it on CL or the bay.

@Sales_AMZ (Sales_AMZ) replied

    h3. Scam.
    
    Don't respond. Report to Amazon.
    
    Mark as “no response needed”.

@goodseller_2483 (GoodSeller) replied

    Definite scam.

@Sales_AMZ (Sales_AMZ) replied

    rainbooww86:
    
    > I wonder if I should reply and send my product picture to each one, running the risk of revealing my personal email account.
    
    FYI, you wouldn't be revealing your personal email account.

After which, @imoh (imoh) added

    If they really want buy you iphone 6 all they need to do is buy it from your Amazon.com listing I won't trust kennedyheather@example.org.

Then @Big_Sky_Treasures (Big Sky Treasures) said

    I would be very cautious selling an item such as an iphone on here, especially being relatively new. Things like this are as dangerous as it gets with scams, not to mention high risk items that can raise concern with Amazon about your account if you don't have much of a sales history.

Then @trg911 (trg911) said

    New sellers selling iphones=Trouble. Yes, those are scams.

Then @damdog (DaMDog) said

    Just attach the picture through the Amazon messaging system.
    
    That way, if it's not a scam, they got the picture. If it is a scam, well…I don't see how having a picture constitutes as a scam, but ok.

Then @captain_clownfish (captain_clownfish) said

    rainbooww86:
    
    > After I list my iphone 6 Plus. I have been getting a lot of buyer inquiries with messages such as "  
    >  Ordering, send picture to meonly on;".
    > 
    > Are these scams or are they real people with interest? I wonder if I should reply and send my product picture to each one, running the risk of revealing my personal email account.
    > 
    > Anybody know? Really appreciate!
    > 
    > Edited to remove personal identifying information.
    > 
    > Edited by: DanielR@SellerSupport on Oct 21, 2014 8:11 AM
    
    My money woudl be on scam, or the first move in a scam. Once they get your direct email address, they then send the bogus Sold, Ship Now email right to you to try to fool you into shipping the phone without being paid through Amazon.

Then @save_the_tar (Save The Tardigrade) said

    MW1221:
    
    > Just attach the picture through the Amazon messaging system.
    > 
    > That way, if it's not a scam, they got the picture. If it is a scam, well…I don't see how having a picture constitutes as a scam, but ok.
    
    That's probably where your 4 sales per year doesn't give you the experience to respond in this thread. The picture request is the prelude to the scam. They don't really want a pic, The want the seller's email address. Crystal balls don't lie.
    
    First they get the newbie seller to send a pic directly to their email address. This cannot by done through Amazon so the newbie exposes their real email address to the scammer. Then the scammer sends them the fake Ship Now email or the fake payment made through Paypal email.
    
    There is no reason for a legitimate buyer to request the pics be sent directly to their real email address and to disguise the email address so the Amazon bots can't remove it from the message.

After which, @system (system) added

    


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