Etsy seems to be under some sort of attack. Scamming goes on anywhere people can communicate but something is definitely going on here. It started maybe a month ago. Of course, before there were scams but they were very small scale and you rarely saw people post about them in the forums.
Sorry you have to deal with so many spam messages. It's disappointing and creepy to get a message only to find out it's someone looking to steal your money or even identity.
