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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake “rush order” requests specifically timed to Valentine’s Day’s approaching deadline, similar in structure to the wholesale and bulk-order scams we’ve tracked at other points this year but adapted to this season’s specific urgency. The setup Several sellers reported buyers this week requesting an urgent, expedited custom order, often a higher-value piece,…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake “discount audit” or “pricing compliance” messages, riding directly on this week’s news coverage of Etsy’s discount-display scrutiny. The setup Following this week’s investigative reporting on how Etsy represents seller discounts, several sellers reported messages claiming to be from Etsy or an affiliated compliance service, stating their shop’s discount practices are under…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake “new year promotion” partnership offers, exploiting the general planning and goal-setting energy of January to pitch a too-good marketing opportunity. The setup Several sellers reported messages this week from accounts offering to include their shop in a “2026 best Etsy shops” roundup, a curated New Year gift guide, or a similar…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake “return and exchange” requests exploiting the natural post-Christmas surge in genuine returns, designed to blend into a period when sellers are already processing more return requests than usual. The setup Several sellers reported buyers this week claiming a gift item needs to be returned or exchanged, but requesting the refund be…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake “order confirmation” phishing emails referencing real-looking order numbers, timed to the season’s peak order volume when a seller is least likely to scrutinize each notification carefully. The setup Several sellers reported emails this week formatted to look like Etsy order notifications, complete with a plausible order number and buyer name, asking…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake Etsy Ads or Promoted Listings “upgrade” offers, timed around sellers actively increasing ad budgets for the holiday season. The setup Several sellers reported messages this week, some appearing to come from within Etsy’s own messaging system through a compromised or fake account, offering a discounted or “guaranteed placement” upgrade to Promoted…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake holiday collaboration and gift-guide feature offers, aimed at sellers eager for extra visibility heading into Q4. The setup Several sellers reported messages this week from accounts claiming to run a gift-guide blog, influencer page, or “holiday roundup” feature, offering to include the seller’s shop in exchange for a fee, free product…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake “item didn’t arrive” claims timed deliberately around Halloween’s hard deadline, designed to pressure sellers into a fast refund or replacement without normal verification. The setup Several sellers in costume and decor categories reported buyers this week claiming an order never arrived, despite tracking showing successful delivery, and specifically pushing for an…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake wholesale and reseller inquiries, timed to Q4 planning season, targeting sellers looking to grow ahead of the holidays. The setup With sellers actively thinking about Q4 growth and inventory planning, several reported unsolicited messages this week claiming to represent a retail store or wholesale buyer interested in placing a large recurring…
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Scam Alert: What’s Targeting Etsy Sellers This Week
This week’s pattern: fake “AI tool” phishing attempts, riding the attention around Etsy’s newly announced AI features. The setup Following this week’s coverage of Etsy’s new AI seller tools, several sellers reported unsolicited messages and emails offering access to “premium” or “advanced” AI listing tools, often mimicking Etsy’s own branding or claiming affiliation with Etsy’s…