FraudScope // Threat Library // Marketplace seller protection
Who it protects // Sellers
Scam protection for marketplace sellers
If you sell on Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, or resale apps, you are a target for overpayment scams, fake payment confirmations, and "buyers" who want you to ship before funds clear. FraudScope helps you spot the trick before you lose the item or the money.
Why sellers are targeted
The money moves the wrong way
Sellers face a specific set of scams where the fraud flows in your direction: a buyer overpays and wants a refund, sends a fake payment screenshot, or pressures you to ship before the money has truly settled.
These scams are designed to exploit the moment between "it looks paid" and "it actually cleared." FraudScope helps you read the buyer’s messages for the tells before you act.
Red flags
Buyer messages to be wary of
- A buyer who overpays and asks you to refund the difference.
- A "shipping agent" or "mover" who must be paid out of your proceeds.
- A payment "confirmation" screenshot you cannot verify in your own account.
- Pressure to ship immediately, before funds have settled.
- A buyer who agrees to your price instantly and avoids normal questions.
In their words
A typical message
How FraudScope helps
Check the chat before you ship
Paste a buyer’s messages and FraudScope names the marketplace scam archetype and explains why the timing of the request matters, so you do not refund or ship into a loss.
Analysis runs entirely on your iPhone and makes no network requests. The only time FraudScope touches the internet is if you tap Inspect URL to check where a link really goes, and it tells you before it does.
Questions
Frequently asked
How do marketplace sellers get scammed?
Most often through overpayment and fake-payment scams: a buyer overpays and asks for a refund, sends a fake confirmation, or pressures you to ship before funds clear. The original payment is fake or reversed, leaving you out the difference and sometimes the item.
How can FraudScope help me sell more safely?
Paste a suspicious buyer’s messages and FraudScope explains whether they match a known scam pattern and why. It is a fast second opinion before you ship an item or send a refund, all analyzed privately on your phone.
Does FraudScope send my messages anywhere?
No. Analysis runs entirely on your iPhone with no network connection. The only time it contacts the internet is if you choose to inspect a link’s destination, and it tells you before it does.
Will FraudScope catch every scam?
No tool can. FraudScope is strongest with the full content of a message and weaker with a bare screenshot that has no link or sender. It is a powerful second opinion, not a guarantee. When in doubt, slow down and check with someone you trust.
Read the scam before it reads you
FraudScope explains what a suspicious message is really trying to do, entirely on your iPhone. Now available on the App Store.