Its pretty normal for people not to respond or be available because they are working, taking care of family, etc. If you are being rushed into doing something right now.

The legitimate folks are going to be wary or cautious that YOU aren’t the scammer. I’ve had a few legit people agree to pay the amount in advance in order for me to send it. Scammers may want to pay in gift cards or “overpay” which will end up getting them their money back. My method for this is to tell the person its only local pickup, but if they pay in advance the correct amount, I will mail it to them. If they want you to mail an item that is local pickup only. If they want to talk on the phone? You can voice chat through Messenger. If the other person is pushing you to contact them through anything other than Facebook Marketplace/Messenger, that is a great indicator you’re dealing with a scammer. In fact, that’s how one of my other articles on a Parcel on Hold scam gets readers. If you’re unsure if you are being scammed, you can google the phone number or email the person on the other end has and see if anything comes up. Its not even worth calling or giving up your number to waste their time – once they have additional contact info on you, they will try over and over to get you to slip up. Then, they will proceed to wreak havoc on your life. Anything attached to the phone number you are about to provide or has 2FA. These scammers are taking your number and see if they can get access or recovery/reset your password to your Google, Apple, or banking accounts.

You will get a text verification code or a prompt from one of your apps prompting you to approve.

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