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At that point, we also encourage you to contact your local law enforcement and financial institution. Refusing to go through Etsy Checkout, thereby disqualifying the transaction from any Etsy Purchase Protection. Authentic messages from Etsy always appear in a From Etsy inbox and are clearly labelled From Etsy below the subject line. If someone claims to be an Etsy employee and you do not see a From Etsy badge, mark the message as spam and don't reply.
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This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. To send it back to your inbox, go into your Spam folder and select the message, then choose Not Spam. The scammer may act like the purchase has to happen immediately, before you have time to reconsider.
Claiming they want to purchase items listed in a link which is actually malware or a link to a phishing site. Read our Account Security Checklist in the Seller Handbook for steps you can take to protect your account. If you have further questions regarding a suspicious message you received, or if you exchanged money with a suspected scammer, please contact us.