People selling unwanted or used items on websites such as Facebook Marketplace and Gumtree are at increased risk of being targeted by scammers. 9News
The warning came as the National Australia Bank released new customer data today, showing goods and services scams have increased 66 per cent in the past three months.
"We are getting reports of people selling an old TV or fridge online and being inundated with identical messages from scammers wanting to purchase the item with PayID," said NAB executive, group investigations and fraud, Chris Sheehan."They're also exploiting the fact PayID is a relatively new payment method with money being transferred instantly."
"It's also important to remember PayID will never send you an email, text or message directly as your bank registers and manages PayIDs.Australians lost $260,000 to PayID impersonation scams last year, according to Scamwatch.NAB said the scammers would push to buy your item using PayID, then claim your transaction couldn't be completed because you don't have a "business" account.
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