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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake patriotic-merchandise bulk orders ahead of the 4th of July, the same bulk-order scam structure we’ve now documented across nearly every seasonal category this year, right on schedule for this one too. The setup Several sellers reported messages this week requesting large bulk orders of patriotic-themed items, supposedly for a community event,…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake rush-order requests timed to Father’s Day’s approaching deadline, following the same structure we’ve now documented for nearly every hard-deadline holiday this year. The setup Several sellers reported buyers this week requesting urgent, expedited custom Father’s Day orders with pressure to ship before payment fully clears, citing the approaching holiday. This mirrors…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake “summer sale partnership” pitches, a warm-weather variant of the promotional-feature scams we’ve tracked at multiple points this year, adapted to the summer wedding and Father’s Day shopping season now underway. The setup Several sellers reported unsolicited messages this week offering inclusion in a supposed “summer gift guide” or “wedding season roundup”…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake “class gift fund” bulk requests, a graduation-season variant of the same bulk-order scam structure we’ve now tracked across nearly every major season this year. The setup Several sellers in graduation-relevant categories reported messages claiming to represent a school, parent group, or class fund organizing a bulk graduation gift purchase, with a…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake “Star Seller perks activation” messages, exploiting last week’s genuine news about new Star Seller benefits in the same way we’ve now seen repeatedly this year with real platform announcements. The setup Following last week’s coverage of new Star Seller benefits, several sellers reported messages claiming they need to “activate” or “claim”…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake “Purchase Protection update” phishing messages, directly exploiting this week’s genuine platform news about the Purchase Protection changes we’ve been covering. The setup Several sellers reported messages this week claiming to be from Etsy, stating their account needs to be “re-verified” or “updated” to remain covered under the new Purchase Protection changes,…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake wedding planner “featured vendor” pitches, a variant of the wedding-industry scam we covered back in February, now adapted with a more specific and convincing structure as wedding season’s real volume has picked up. The setup Several sellers reported messages this week from accounts claiming to be wedding planners or venue coordinators…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake Easter bulk-order requests, following the same structure as the back-to-school and holiday-season bulk scam variants we’ve tracked earlier this year, this time targeting sellers in personalized Easter basket and gift categories. The setup Several sellers reported messages claiming to represent a school, church group, or community organization requesting a large bulk…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake “trend collaboration” pitches, riding on this year’s Spring/Summer trend report visibility, offering to feature sellers who’ve adopted the Patina Blue and Washed Linen direction in exchange for payment or free product. The setup Several sellers who’ve publicly discussed or listed products incorporating this year’s trend guidance reported unsolicited messages offering inclusion…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake wedding-vendor inquiries, timed to the start of spring wedding season planning we discussed earlier this week, following a similar structure to the wholesale scams we’ve tracked at other points this year. The setup Several sellers in wedding-adjacent categories reported messages this week from supposed wedding planners or venues offering a bulk…