Solved: random messages from "buyer account"

TheVfloStore

I've been getting message from "buyer accounts" and all the message contains is a picture of my listing and it appears to be clickable. And underneath is a picture of a QR code??
Of course i do not click any links. Just curious if anyone knows what this is about?

BootifulLabels

Sounds like a scam. It is good that you didn't click the links, that is how they get you off this site and convince you to give them personal details. Mark it as spam and Etsy will be alerted and take action to close the account. It probably won't stop them trying again with another seller, but it slows them down a fraction.

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ButterflyFeetDigital

Things to read:

https://community.etsy.com/t5/Announcements/Protect-Your-Account-From-Scammers/m-p/143158945#M1882

https://community.etsy.com/t5/Managing-Your-Shop/How-to-Spot-a-Scam-No-a-Buyer-Doesn-t-Need-Your-Ema...

https://community.etsy.com/t5/Announcements/New-From-Etsy-section-in-Messages/m-p/143722497#M1899

https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/360000343128-How-to-Handle-Spam-and-Suspicious-Messages

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TheVintagePineapple

Those messages are scams that have been making the rounds to a lot of new (and sometimes older) shops. Put them directly in your spam folder.

FoxAndTrufflepig

My account is very old and I just got the same scam message with a QR code.

BootifulLabels

Sounds like a scam. It is good that you didn't click the links, that is how they get you off this site and convince you to give them personal details. Mark it as spam and Etsy will be alerted and take action to close the account. It probably won't stop them trying again with another seller, but it slows them down a fraction.