I'm fairly sure this must be ascam but....

I agree, it is odd. Why not try it? If you end up with no money at least you will still have the stools.

Be careful as the problem may be at handover, stools snatched and the person runs off with the money.

I'm pretty sure it is a scam. I had the same request when trying to sell something via Facebook Marketplace and just deleted it. I did google it and seem to remember that someone explain how it was a scam, but I can't remember the ins and outs of it now.

I’ve heard of this and iirc it does end up with someone making off with the items and the money.

‘Delivery driver’ turns up with no money, he or you contact the buyer who says they will transfer the money to you. You get a confirmation that they have transferred the funds and hand over the goods. Then the transfer is reversed so you have no goods or money.

I had that when I tried to sell a cheap cookpot thing on Facebook market.

I couldn't work out the scam either but it had to be, it was so much effort for a thing of such low value, £50.

I withdrew the item, blocked the alleged buyer, and a neighbour bought it for a tenner.

And they have your bank details!!

Yes!

It is a known scam on FB Marketplace in the area where I live.

Yes, it is a known scam in my area too.

Seriously, who would go to the expense of employing a "delivery company" to collect goods worth £25? Obvious scam. The script goes like this.. delivery driver turns up with no money as he was under the impression this was to be paid via bank transfer.. so if you could just confirm your bank details...

Obvious scam.

A known scam in my area too. It was on FB Marketplace. Interestingly, once I had sent the woman a message to say ‘it’s a scam’ and I wasn’t interested , the person’s details disappeared very quickly. The next day someone had put a warning on Facebook about the same person.

There is no harm someone knowing your bank details. They are on cheques.As long as they don't have the code on the back of your card or your PIN what harm can there be?

Yes there is

They can make fake checks with your bank information and use them

mumofmadboys

There is no harm someone knowing your bank details. They are on cheques.As long as they don't have the code on the back of your card or your PIN what harm can there be?

Oh yes there is! You'd be surprised - probably horrified - to know just what someone could do with only those details, if they wanted to.

Yes. Very true.

There is a thread where a younger generation explains global warming to an older one and some posters think it is very unnecessary, as they know it already

Other two threads like asking for the age of parents (interner safety) and the comment above (bank safety) indicate very much the need for an updated education like this

A famous person fairly recently published his bank details in a national paper to show it was safe to do so. Can't remember who he was. In those days when we used cheques, our sort code and account number were there for all to see. I still don't see how they can be misused without additional info.

Because they are another piece in a jigsaw...

And credit card scams happen despite the scammer not having your PIN.

If you give your bank details ie sort code and bank account number , that does not include your card number

I know ti is a scam, I have read all about it, but can't remember how it works

I know momb. I wasn’t suggesting that. I was pointing out that, as with bank scams, credit card scams happen without the scammer knowing the PIN.

I posted about this marketplace scam a few months back in the threads for scams on GN.

How it works for the gullible is that they scammer says they wish to purchase the item for whatever price it is being advertised for and they will arrange with a courier company to collect it and to bring with them the purchase price in cash.

This should warn anyone that this is a scam. No courier company will collect unpacked items and most definitely NOT have to their drivers carrying cash to hand over.

If you do agree to go along this route the next stage is that they will apologise and say that the Courier company requires an insurance payment (IN ADVANCE) for carrying cash, and YOU need to pay this now and the purchaser will include this extra amount in that cash payment.

So there you are........the insurance cost is usually around the same amount as whatever it is you wish to sell.

When you cancel the whole transaction, these scammer try on the next stage and message you to say that they have made these arrangements and you are therefore responsible for the cancellation charges, and legal action will be taken against you for this money. Just delete and block

I do use marketplace a lot. Usually with great satisfaction both on my part as a seller and on the part of people getting a nice item for a small cost. I always ask for cash and collection.

Obviously the above scam works on a number of people otherwise the scammers would no continue to use it. It has been around for some years, also on ebay.