I received an answer to my email to an Ebay seller. I was attempting purchase an iphone 6s Plus and her email answer stated that Ebay would send me an invoice for the purchase. I provided my ebay user id, email addy, name, phone number and a few minutes later, an email showed up that did appear legit and to be from ebay. I was feeling confident that this was a valid invoice until I saw the instruction for payment. Paying for the item directly from my Paypal account was not an option despite the fact there was a large Paypal Logo in the body of the invoice. The payment instructions were as follows:
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Buyer & Seller agree terms
Buyer pays eBay
Seller ships the items to buyer
Buyer accept the merchandise
eBay pays Seller
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1. The button above for "Live Help Online" takes you to a bogus chat room definitely not run by ebay.
2. The Fax number provided is to an unlisted number n Seattle, WA.
3. There are a number of amusing grammatical errors in the email
4. The fact that I can not use a credit card to pay or use my paypal balance to pay is a big RED FLAG.