PSA: How To Spot a Scammer 101
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A gentle PSA for those who may be wondering if you’re dealing with a scammer/getting scammed... 🤗 seen a few scammers targeting ISO listings lately, so I thought I’d share what qualifies as typical scammer behavior (in my experience).
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bellarockstarr
I got scammed this week out of 200 dollars from a buyer I’m trying to get it back now I’ve got all this documentation she’s screwed and the FedEx senior reps are in my corner
Aug 14Reply
mimi013020
@bellarockstarr that is so awful!! Omg, how did that happen? I knew buyers sometimes try to scam sellers on here as well but I’ve seen it happen less often. How did she try to scam you? I really hope you get your money back 😔
Aug 14Reply
bellarockstarr
@taaavn yeah it really stinks basically she purchased items from me worth 120 dollars I sold them for 90 she sent me the payment got the items then refunded her payment and kept her purchase but she’s screwed because I have a boatload of documentation that the bank wants me to fax over tomorrow 🙏🏽 these scammers are getting bold
Aug 14Reply
erinmbarresi
thank you for this post!
Aug 14Reply
goldendust_
Thank you !!
Aug 15Reply
missmal92
Posh doesn't support trading so they don't protect from it- We need to protect ourselves instead of blindly trusting a stranger. We just need to fix the system. At this point the only resolution is 'Don't Trade' which isn't fair. What if (bear with me) when2 people trade, BEFORE accepting the purchase on either end each person adds a picture to both listings with a CLEAR and COMPLETE list of the following: Their face, a legible picture of their drivers license (numbers & address blacked),
Aug 21Reply
missmal92
the item(s) included in the agreed upon trade and a note with names, a clearly written statement of the agreement- signed & dated. At least this way, if a scammer DOES scam, this can be used against them in a shared scammer listing- which nobody likes AND they can't initially lie about having the item(s). Thoughts? If anybody likes this idea LET START SPREADING THE WORD.
Aug 21Reply
audracook1115
In my opinion, since getting screwed on here by a buyer- very recent, like 2 weeks ago. I sold a pair of EUC authentic Yeezy Boost all authentication paperwork etc. she receives them and post pictures of a FAKE PAIR!!! Yes, I was furious!! She said I sent them and wanted her money back etc. well since I had no proof of the inside soles they let her return. I called the person out and emailed posh stating they would send fakes back
Aug 23Reply
audracook1115
After further deliberation I got the serial code from the purchase site- and my payment info that I spent the $780 etc and sent back. The person got scared and let it go. I will no longer sell to anyone who has no items listed, hasn’t bought or sold. And the page was made in July. I should have checked but now I will EVERY TIME
Aug 23Reply
mimi013020
@audracook1115 omg that’s infuriating 😡😡😡 I got SO MAD just reading this!! What wound up happening, did you get your funds back or the original pair back? I can’t believe someone would have the nerve to do this!! Ugh!
Aug 23Reply
countrymeetsme
@pmark1295 sold me fake cologne. Don’t know if you know how hazardous that is but it’s very dangerous for your body. Inside and out. I just want others to know before they get hurt or scammed! Spread the word
Aug 25Reply
countrymeetsme
@pmark1295 sold me fake cologne. Don’t know if you know how hazardous that is but it’s very dangerous for your body. Inside and out. I just want others to know before they get hurt or scammed! Spread the word
Aug 25Reply
loved3
@taaavn Great listing! 😊😊😊
Aug 26Reply
aeonianlife
@bellarockstarr the same thing happened to me. I don’t know why posh doesn’t fine these individuals a fee!!
Aug 27Reply
grcmommy
WOW! This thread is very informative. This is why I started video recording my items. You’re not getting nothing for free from me!
Sep 27Reply
jmb4evr2009
@bellarockstarr yikes girl! That's crazy! Why did posh let her refund her pmt?? I feel like Posh needs to protect us better both buyers and sellers. I mean my hell, they take 20% of our earnings the least they could do is protect us on their app!
Oct 30Reply
mimi013020
@lulufanatic1980 you're soooo right, if they take 20% of my earnings I am damn well allowed to expect top notch seller/buyer support. Instead Posh just lets me down by making me wait 3-5 days before I can even get a cookie cutter email response about literally anything. At this point, I basically use Posh just to interact with other lulu lovers and take my real business elsewhere.
Oct 30Reply
jmb4evr2009
@taaavn Same here!! I've started to move items elsewhere just because I have seen so many good people on here getting screwed and posh takes the side of the dishonest. I'd be an idiot to give them 20% of my earnings and a dishonest person a free item!!
Oct 30Reply
bellarockstarr
@lulufanatic1980 it was truly crazy they really need to do something to protect us it’s so unfortunate but I’ve been taking much better precaution
Oct 30Reply
jmb4evr2009
@bellarockstarr oh that's good, it's just so unfortunate that that you had to go through that. There will always be dishonest people out there and we need to protect ourselves from them. I have started to take super detailed pictures of all of my items and then I actually have my husband video tape me packing it up and taking it to the post office. Which is completely asinine but you got to do what you got to do I guess
Oct 30Reply
bellarockstarr
@lulufanatic1980 I know it’s unfortunate but it’s a lesson learned I have to really be safe now it’s so sad that people are such scammers because they don’t want to pay for high end items... that’s nuts how you have to do all of that but like you said you have to do what you can to protect yourself
Oct 30Reply
jmb4evr2009
@bellarockstarr I know right!?? Well I hope you have better luck in the future! Hopefully no more scammers🤞🤞🤞🤞
Oct 30Reply
bellarockstarr
@lulufanatic1980 thank you so much !!! The good news in this is that I made wholesale this week I’m like wow😍
Oct 30Reply
jmb4evr2009
@bellarockstarr 😍😍😍😍 That's so great, congratulations!!!!
Oct 30Reply
bellarockstarr
@lulufanatic1980 so I’m just accumulating followers then I’m gonna start doing wholesale
Oct 30Reply
jmb4evr2009
@bellarockstarr oh that's great! I'll follow you 😁😁
Oct 30Reply
nooyawklook
!!!!!
Nov 02Reply
queenp337
@countrymeetsme fake cologne???? Tf???😒🤭😳
Nov 11Reply
countrymeetsme
@queenp337 yeah look it up. It’s toxic
Nov 11Reply
on_the_rocks81
@missmal92 your idea seems like it would be a good one, although nobody would agree to put their drivers license or other personal info public for all to see- if their are people on here sick enough to scam, there are most definitely people sick enough to steal your identity! As far as the scammer alerts, that’s not supported by posh. I was scammed last winter by a nasty woman and made my first ever scammer alert. Bc I was so sick about what I had lost. -
Nov 14Reply
on_the_rocks81
@missmal92 I reported her and filed a complaint about my half of the trade (bc I received all replicas and used/destroyed items. Here’s what ended up happening; posh emails me back and says they cannot help bc they do not support trades. They deny my claim leaving me unable to give the woman a rating/bad feedback. Then she reports my scammer alerts as “harassment” and posh threatens to close my closet if I post any more scammer alerts.
Nov 14Reply
on_the_rocks81
@missmal92 there is no help for the good guys on here and the scammers are basically protected. All we can really do is learn from our mistakes and know what to look for 🤷🏻♀️
Nov 14Reply
missmal92
@on_the_rocks81 You're right. I guess not trading is really the only way to not lose them. :/
Nov 15Reply
on_the_rocks81
@missmal92 I’m ok with that now, I’ve accumulated wayyy too much clothing over the past year 😂. All I did was trade or buy last year. This year I’m just selling and trading with people who have good feedback -ONLY if they have something I really need or want!
Nov 15Reply
on_the_rocks81
@missmal92 it’s hard to trust anyone though. Some of these girls are so slick! They’ll do a few trades and actually go through with it for the feedback, then they’ll hit someone hard. Then do another couple good trades. And they’ll block the person they scammed immediately so there is noting on their page or the sold listing that will suggest to other people that they scammed them. You have to do a lot of research and creeping to figure this stuff out!
Nov 15Reply
missmal92
@on_the_rocks81That's so true! I did hella research on the girl whom I traded with most recently, @marleyalden09 (she doesn't know this but now she's going to find out that I stalked her 😂) we both wanted to many things from each other's closet. I went through her about me, looking for anybody who left pissed off comments. Messaged a few people that she traded with asking about their experience and waited for a response.
Nov 15Reply
missmal92
@on_the_rocks81 everything came back positive so I took the chance. She was great! If I was a scammer I would be so dedicated, I could start a few accounts and intermingle them for a long period of time and wait for my prey... Ha I would NEVER. Momma raised me better than that. But I could is my point and so could other people.
Nov 15Reply
on_the_rocks81
@missmal92 LOL!!! That’s so funny. I just could never do that! This girl asked me to trade recently and I looked all throughout her page after seeing she had several sold trade listings but only feedback on 2 of them. I went to the sold listings on the pages of the girls she traded with and on their listings were all these comments “are you going to mail my end?? What’s going on? You’re so dishonest! Send my stuff back!!”
Nov 15Reply
on_the_rocks81
@missmal92 she ended up ghosting me after asking to trade which was really bizarre, but I’m glad. I feel so bad for the other girls though bc not only does she relist and sell what she was supposed to send them, but she lists their items too!! And they can’t do anything about it. They can’t even comment on her updated listings “you were supposed to send me this!” Or “these are mine!! Send them back to me!”
Nov 15Reply
on_the_rocks81
@missmal92 sometimes the local law enforcement in their area will go talk to them if you fine a theft complaint. It’s always worth it to call. Especially if the value of what you sent them is a lot!
Nov 15Reply
missmal92
@on_the_rocks81 I created a new account to message a girl who blocked me once- then deleted it. They could always try that. By far the safest way is to just not trade, though. That's for sure!
Nov 15Reply
marleyalden09
@missmal92 you scared me for a second I was like omg I know I’ve never scammed anyone! Lol 😂 thank God haha
Nov 15Reply
alleycatseyes
@taaavn I’m with you. My about me page clearly states, ‘mail fraud charges will be filed family law practice”. (In fact I routed alleycatseyes website bk to the investigator after being returned a pair of fake true religion jeans. I think I’ll stop trading after reading these incidents. I hope we continue to get good support.
Dec 20Reply
k9crazii
How do we make sure we get OUR OWN item back instead of some fake or similar kind but worse condition ?
Dec 24Reply
lollipopwishes
@k9crazii RECORD EVERYTHING! take it to the post office and record the item details and record the postal worker packing, taping, labeling and scanning your package. You always have proof that way! You can also threaten to get them charged with mail fraud or actually do it. Always record so you have proof to protect yourself
Dec 25Reply
k9crazii
@lollipopwishes agreed but I have heard the case that scammer got your authentic stuff and then request a refund but then send back a fake item. Posh would refund them right away based only on the delivery of package. How do we deal with this?
Dec 25Reply
lollipopwishes
@k9crazii I would definitely contact posh about it. I’m sorry that happened to you
Dec 25Reply
lollipopwishes
@k9crazii always video record high priced items so you have proof you got back something you didn’t send out.
Dec 25Reply
sippyben
Hi great post! Can I share this on my page?
Jan 25Reply
mimi013020
@sippyben of course!! Glad you found it helpful 💕
Jan 25Reply
sippyben
@taaavn great thxs!!
Jan 25Reply
ijuarez4
I so needed this PSA two weeks ago! I was scammed out of $350....I paid though text on Apple Pay and never got what I paid for.
Feb 16Reply
mmelga
Thanks for the post! I’m new to PM and I’m digging it so far. I love how you’ve used the platform to share an “article” of sorts. Good stuff and happy Poshmarking!
Feb 18Reply
debbieluceros
I got scammed of $800 for a Louis Vuitton purse. I paid thru zelle and once she got my money, I never heard back from her. She never sent my purse and still active not until today. I believe poshmark took her listings off because I reported her.
Feb 19Reply
mtgchick2
@debbieluceros same here....I am sick over it.
did you get your money back from the bank??
May 02Reply
mtgchick2
@ijuarez4 that's what I used...Apple Pay. Can't believe it....
May 02Reply
debbieluceros
@mtgchick2 unfortunately, no.
May 02Reply
gyenda
I sold a pair of Versace Sunglasses to someone of course I ended up coming way down on price $110 they were Brand new. she didn’t like them, she broke them and said they came like that. I authorized the return which I should not of done because I was new on here.
May 09Reply
gyenda
She sent them back, it was so obvious, but I had NO recourse. I wrote her and said thanks a lot I can’t even resale them. I was out money and sunglasses. If I had video taped it that would not of happened. I think on expensive things you should do it.
May 09Reply
romoliz6
Hi I just came across this post. I am a new posher and have never sold anything before, so I just wanted to know if I should sell an item to someone who has a bare profile, they have a picture of themselves but no activity. They offered through Poshmark and not through the scams of text/email. Thank you!
May 27Reply
ijuarez4
@mtgchick2 I originally got my money from my bank dispute however when the investigation with Apple Pay they did what they were supposed to and it was to do the transfer (they win disputes even if send to the wrong person). Never again will I use Apple Pay! I deleted from my phone. I was out $350.
Jun 03Reply
lucia_ng
Wow I'm glad I came across this page. Instead of trading outside of posh perhaps just buy from each others closet with the same amount. I know you still lose some money from posh but at least its safer and prevent losing money and/or items without a trace. But just make it simple and not trade. Hope everyone's doing well!
Jul 14Reply
mattanddebby
Just don’t trade period
Feb 27Reply
mariaaggie
It also helps to ask if they are original owner and where the item came from. If they say selling for a friend, rePOSHing, or from estate sale BS, raise a red flag. Original owners are less likely to lie about where and scammers don’t want to get busted for knowingly lining about where they bought it.
Jun 03Reply
ceecee6408
please be aware of @kiana4670965. This is a scam. she wanted to take the transaction off poshmark and pay by "cashier's check." she said her husband's secretary will pay for it. and for me to please take the listing down asap so she can reserve it. she asked for my phone number and address, but never gave hers. this is super sketchy and reminds me of another form scam email i found on poshmark. i blocked and reported her.
Jul 31Reply
jakedonitzen
@romoliz6 I’m wondering the same thing
Sep 02Reply
ariesvibeco
so I just recently started selling on Poshmark. I have a sale from today for a pair of shoes listed for $45. I checked the buyer's profile it was made 2 hours ago and has zero listings. I'm pretty apprehensive about it just because of how many scams I hear of// just kind of curious about what I should do I don't want to screw up my first sale if it's legit but I also don't want to be out my product or the money
Sep 02Reply
amelnikov
I have an offer for $200 on a $259 gown. Not too bad but the offer comes from a person with nothing on their profile and in their description says they like “Jovani” which happens to be the brand of my gown. Profile is from 2018z I don’t know about this...I feel like it may be a scam. Anyone have thoughts? also she just commented asking me to respond to her offer.
Nov 15Reply
amelnikov
@mimi013020
Nov 15Reply
krubio12
@shawn0907 don’t risk it I recommend selling on mer caí much more safer than sorry
Nov 21Reply
amelnikov
@krubio12 the offer expired and then she offered again. If you could... check out her profile. She is the most recent comment on the Jovani dress I have listed. I hate to be skeptical but people are shady 😭
Nov 21Reply
krubio12
@shawn0907 honestly this is hard lol I don’t know if they’re real or not, you could also record or take a picture of you putting the dress in the package taking pictures of all angles just in case!
Nov 23Reply
irbivor
Thanks for posting this. I wish I had seen it before I bought. My very first transaction and I got hit BIG. I always consider myself savvy but I got taken. Closing my Poshmark account. Learned a very expensive lesson. 😣
Dec 15Reply
a_relove_story
@shawn0907 this prob isn't helpful now,but maybe for future ...anytime i get an offer close to asking and the profile has zero activity but has been around for a while I cancel it. they didn't even question why I canceled which a normal buyer would so I think i dodged a bullet.had an incident with an @ Jessica sailor who had one of those red flag accounts
Dec 18Reply
bellepharrstar
Just got scammed by deloresrob on here. Never sent the package yet somehow it says delivered. No tracking or anything. First time I have had this problem on Poshmark so I trust it will be resolved. Just hope the scammer gets caught eventually somewhere.
Dec 20Reply
lisajanelle1101
Hi! I have a $300 (biggest sale on here so far) item that just sold. But when I click the buyers profile it says “user not found”. I’m thinking this must be a scam, am I right?
Dec 20Reply
bridgetco4
just received an inquiry about one of my listings and the prospective buyer asked me to email with more info which i did. her profile was made very recently and has pretty much nothing on it. She asked if i would be okay with a cashiers check and offered 100$ more to hold it until the payment clears. can anyone tell me if this sounds like a scammer? i don’t wanna be scammed lol
Dec 29Reply
amelnikov
@bridgetco4 total scammer.
Dec 31Reply
karinapaola81
@bridgetco4 definitely a scam. Dont do it. I got the same message before.
Jan 04Reply
southernridge
Hey guys - can i get scammed by a buyer who has no history? I’m a new posher abd it’s strange that she bought one of my gowns with no counter offer and just created acct today and had no history - should I be concerned?
Jan 14Reply
beemiller5
@lisajanelle1101 I just experienced a similar sale where "user not found" just 2 hours after sale and label generated. how did yours turn out? did you send the item or cancel sale? was it a scam? I'm feeling like it might be.
Jan 22Reply
lisajanelle1101
@beemiller5 hi! I cancelled the order. I just wasn’t comfortable. The buyer didn’t try to contact me after I canceled. Before I canceled I asked the buyer about the profile and she said she purchased as a guest account. But then she was commenting from a different account, so it just didn’t seem right to me!
Jan 22Reply
beemiller5
@lisajanelle1101 thank you for your advice, I feel the same way so I cancelled the order also. but I am not finding any resources to delete the sold pic from my profile. so sad these so called guests can take advantage of us in hopes we will ship something free to them.
Jan 22Reply
beemiller5
@southernridge I am also new and yes I believe "poshguests" and new profile guests could scam us and hope we send something for free to them. my customer purchased dress. I generated label, boxed it up and went to communicate with her and it said user not found. that was my red flag something was amiss. so I cancelled the order under advice from another posher.
Jan 22Reply
southernridge
@beemiller5 thank you and I appreciate the shared experiences- the money actually dropped today. She did not accept it (lol) I had to wait the 3-4 day period following delivery - then she gave me a 4 star rating for some reason and the gown was packaged very nicely, shipped quickly and great price for such a pretty piece. Oh well
Jan 22Reply
kate_vo
@bellarockstarr how did you get help on this? I feel like I’m being scammed too. A buyer is asking to be venmoed for a return but reported my item & told Poshmark they want to keep it & resell it for more.
Jan 22Reply
escamilla9027
i have someone sending me their email so i can send more pictures but I'm not sure about this. her/his posh name is not even a name its like sgfgjtgjjdsghr. would that be a scam??
Jun 12Reply
rbumanglag
Hello. Does Poshmark reimburse us if we send an item to someone that doesn’t exist?
Aug 28Reply
janneching
Hi gang. Does anyone know a buyer jennifer_jumper? I posted a burberry purse for $850 and the profile was just created this month and is bare. Should I mail this bag or not? I’m very want this sale but feel like I’m getting scammed with this person. Let me know what do you guys think. Fake profile/person. Total scam?
Sep 12Reply
tuesdayroadtrip
Excellent information! Thank you all!
Dec 03Reply
libertibell
hey!
thank you for this advice..!
I had a sale for some dresses yet the buyer only purchased one item in 4 years.
I thought no big deal!
then read this and decided to read PM coverage on protection for sellers and we basically have zero!
20% for them no matter what and too bad for the seller's.
good luck for all of us jst try'n r bst!
be a good human
Jul 12Reply
thriftyposhgal
I'm semi new to selling on Poshmark. As a seller, I've been experiencing ALOT of made up or temporary accounts. Yes they purchase but after the purchase they Ghost me. Have you ever experienced this? Its very frustrating because they never accept the purchase or leave reviews
Oct 06Reply
bev8888
I wish I had known this before I gave my email address out.
Mar 03Reply
bev8888
What can they steal from my email? Should I change it?
Mar 03Reply
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