I've gotten a SMS to pick up an item even though I haven't bought anything. Could this be a scam?

I bought a camera a couple weeks back, however I received that through postage no problem. I recently just got a text message however, saying to pick up my order at a BP. It seems like a legitimate message, see image attached, however it doesn't make sense. Could someone have used my phone number?

sleigh_8824

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Posted 3 years ago·Last reply 3 years ago

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papermoon.lady

·3 years ago

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It sounds like a scam to me too.

Or... the message was intended for another buyer?

Either way it is not what the message looks like that is important, but its origin (either the phone number or the email address), and genuine messages from eBay should also be in your eBay message folder.

arctoph_49

·3 years ago

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"Either way it is not what the message looks like that is important, but its origin (either the phone number or the email address)." - That's a really good point. People should always check where a message comes from. It is very easy to make a message look legitimate.

sandypebbles

·3 years ago

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Certainly sounds like a scam

I get emails every single day that I have deliveries coming or to claim from any one of dozens of companies. Since I know full well they are fakes, they are blocked and deleted