Newby as of today has asked for bank details to pay for an item that they have not yet bought

[itssaturday]

Can anyone tell me is there are any scams out there with regard to bank details.

A newby -as of today - has asked for bank details for and item they have not yet bought as a "buy it now".

Have said we will supply details when purchased, but am a little wary I must say.

[kopenhagen5]

Not that I know of apart from getting account info to attempt hacking but very difficult with banks.

Scammers will tend to try hacking PayPal instead.

I have my normal bank account and credit card account.

Then I have a seperate account with a debit card linked to PayPal that I use solely for eBay and online purchases.

That way I can give those bank details to buyers as it only has money in it when I top up for purchases.

I also have one private email address and one for online, phone's, business and everything else that is not family related.

I do so I can control keeping my private things away from anything else, apart from security it's easier to switch off from work etc as well.

[itssaturday]

I had the same thing, told them details will only be supplied when item is purchased, as they show when completing purchase. Person has since purchased item.

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It may just be a "newby" thing - I've had new users ask me for a postage-inclusive invoice, and I've had to explain that I can't invoice them until they've actually purchased the items in question.

[itssaturday]

at least we are getting new buyers, so... She worked out how to pay.
Thanks for your input

[itssaturday]

Thank everyone, issue has resolved itself