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Week in Review — May 3, 2026
May opens with Mother’s Day just about a week out, and the seasonal juggling act between it, wedding season, and graduation continuing. Star Seller phishing scam confirmed circulating Following Friday’s alert, several additional sellers reported similar fake “perks activation” messages this week, consistent with the pattern we anticipated given the genuine news coverage the previous…
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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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Week in Review — April 19, 2026
The Purchase Protection story continues to develop, alongside a predictable phishing scam and steady wedding season progress. Purchase Protection phishing scam confirmed circulating Following Friday’s alert, several additional sellers reported similar fake account-verification messages this week, exactly the pattern we anticipated given how much genuine news there’s been on this topic. Purchase Protection details still…
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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 overhaul 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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Week in Review — April 5, 2026
The first week of April, with spring wedding season’s outdoor and garden aesthetic clearly resonating and a more sophisticated wedding-vendor scam variant confirmed circulating. Garden and outdoor wedding keywords performing well Following Wednesday’s piece on spring-specific wedding search behavior, several sellers reported strong early engagement on listings updated with garden and outdoor-specific language, a good…
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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 This week’s version of the pattern: messages from accounts claiming to be wedding planners or venue…
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Week in Review — March 22, 2026
A busy week of production across both wedding and Easter categories, with the seasonal bulk-order scam pattern making its expected appearance. Easter bulk scam confirmed circulating Following Friday’s alert, we heard from several additional sellers describing similar rushed bulk-order attempts this week, consistent with the pattern we’ve now tracked across multiple seasons throughout the year.…
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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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Week in Review — March 8, 2026
A steady week, with St. Patrick’s Day approaching fast and wedding season firmly the bigger story. Trend-collaboration scam confirmed circulating Following Friday’s alert, a handful of sellers reported similar unsolicited feature pitches this week, confirming it as an active pattern building on this year’s Spring/Summer trend report visibility. St. Patrick’s Day: light-touch execution paying off,…
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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…