In fact, that’s how one of my other articles on a Parcel on Hold scam gets readers. If you’re unsure if you are being scammed, you can google the phone number or email the person on the other end has and see if anything comes up. Its not even worth calling or giving up your number to waste their time – once they have additional contact info on you, they will try over and over to get you to slip up. Then, they will proceed to wreak havoc on your life. Anything attached to the phone number you are about to provide or has 2FA. These scammers are taking your number and see if they can get access or recovery/reset your password to your Google, Apple, or banking accounts. You can search the web for this address to see if it’s been flagged by anyone else for suspicious activity.You will get a text verification code or a prompt from one of your apps prompting you to approve. Much of the time these scammers will pass on an email address (or simply put it in the listing). This provides the scammer with some protection from having their accounts shut down by Facebook since little to no evidence of a scam will exist on the service. One reason for this may be to remove any signs of a digital paper trail that you could use to prove that the seller scammed you. One telltale sign of a scammer is a desire to take the transaction away from Facebook entirely and to another platform, like a chat app or email. RELATED: The 5 Best Payment and Money Transfer Apps Sellers and Buyers Who Take the Transaction Elsewhere For peace of mind, take someone with you and never meet in a deserted location after dark. If possible, agree on a cashless payment using a service like Facebook Pay, Venmo, or Cash App to avoid carrying large amounts of cash around with you.
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