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Delivery Scams eBay purchases

rakem2011 — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:13:14 GMT

I got a text msg from this number this morning +61498528031 stating - Express parcel AUPOSTIP11 delivery today to Robyn. Authorize delivery and other shipping options here: http://4is.me/2xpHb (NEVER TOUCH THE LINK) am not sure how they got the info (My Name and Number) about parcel coming from eBay (Only Parcel I have coming), think there may be a problem with eBay security or something not happy at all, I knew it was a scam but just wanted to let people know, stay safe and never click on any links they send, if you get any of these types of text msg you can go to a site numberlookup.com.au type in the number and it will tell you how dangerous it is, check out what others have said about it and you can let others know what happened, I found that a guy in WA had the same thing happen to him after purchasing from eBay, so we all need to be aware and knowledgeable as to what is happening and I think it is great to help others from being scammed. 🙂

Re: Delivery Scams eBay purchases

katistrophik — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:31:38 GMT

Number came up as Busy Bees - haven't ordered from them?

Childrens learning products - not on eBay

Re: Delivery Scams eBay purchases

lyndal1838 — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:35:59 GMT

For heavens sake....you say you have a parcel on the way from an ebay seller.

All you are getting is a notification that it is on the way. It will probably tell you when to expect it if you look. I get these notifications all the time and there is never a problem.

The seller must have your address otherwise how could they send it to you.....no hacking done at all.

Re: Delivery Scams eBay purchases

katistrophik — Wed, 24 Mar 2021 23:38:14 GMT

Pretty sure it is from the company I mentioned - poster sells the same type of stuff.

I thought it was M***lle for a minute LOL

Re: Delivery Scams eBay purchases

jellybirddesigns — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:05:17 GMT

As a seller, I can look at the order details and see a buyers phone number and can add it to the package.

Most likely the PO inputted the number at the counter, or, if the seller has an AusPost business account, it's possible they can add the number when creating the label.

Actually, when I send parcels overseas, the PO often asks me if I want to add the buyers phone number.

When you get the parcel, just look and see.

Having said that, I generally don't click any links sent to me as an SMS, as I know that there are scams out there.

Re: Delivery Scams eBay purchases

sugar249 — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 00:09:27 GMT

Why do you think it is a scam?

Re: Delivery Scams eBay purchases

digital*ghost — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 01:02:26 GMT

This is definitely a scam text - Aus Post texts don't show the originating number, they just show Aus Post, and delivery alerts don't have who the parcel is being delivered to, they have who it is coming from.

There's no way to know how the details made their way into the hands of the scammers, though - having recently purchased from eBay doesn't mean that's how they got them.

Re: Delivery Scams eBay purchases

rakem2011 — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 02:00:41 GMT

Wow has anyone gone to the numberlookup site and put the number in the search and seen that it is an unsafe number and people are getting these txt msg for all types of things, the code above takes you to some amazon site for stuff I never purchased, and the message has nothing to do with my delivery from eBay or Australia Post as I do have a AP account and follow all my sent and ordered parcels and I can tell you this is a scam, but feel free to find out the hard way, I was just trying to give people a heads up so they don't get caught out.

Re: Delivery Scams eBay purchases

katistrophik — Thu, 25 Mar 2021 02:11:39 GMT

It has taken me to three different places now - Busy Bees, then sommething called Buy Rite and now Energy Worx

Sorry for my first reply about the Busy Bees site, it looked legit

Re: Delivery Scams eBay purchases

gi-mingh — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 11:04:45 GMT

Thanks! Thought it seemed dodgy. I received a similar sms from this same mobile number and googling it brought me to this forum. Staying well away from clicking the link that was sent and blocking! Yes I have made ebay purchases recently too.

Re: Delivery Scams eBay purchases

eresh-2014 — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 02:56:36 GMT

You're wrong. If you aren't sure about what is really going on please check this link. It's full of people's responses to this particular scam msg

https://www.numberlookup.com.au/number/61498522572

Re: Delivery Scams eBay purchases

flyingpuss737 — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 07:16:36 GMT

For me, its something I bought, and my history says, item had been shipped a few days ago, then delivered, I opted for delivery to a click and collect.

Click and collect place says no, item has not arrived.

Ebay history says a generic location, not my opted click and collect, and the gall "left in hamstead gardens in a safe place"...

Item is small worth, not worth doing an item not received, but leave a neutral.

From the senders pov, it would have shown, that I got the item, but nearly 2.5 weeks, Au sender to me Au buyer, still nothing... so call it as lost/stolen.

Ebay is making money, somehow from lost items, or maybe who knows how they get our details.

Just today, I got the "your item has been sent, here is the tracking..." and I didn't click it on my phone either.

Ebay sms messages should, I think they had the Ebab/ebay name, but my phone showed sms sender as 04xx xxx xxx.

Re: Delivery Scams eBay purchases

kh-stanley1 — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:23:24 GMT

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