A random person showed up at my mom’s house saying she came to buy a rug listed on Facebook Marketplace. My mom was really confused because she’s not selling anything.
The woman showed my mom the messages with the seller, and it turns out the seller gave her my mom’s full address, zip code included. What’s weird is the seller didn’t ask for any kind of deposit or payment first. It’s not one of those ‘pay me upfront’ scams. They just sent her to my mom’s place for no reason.
I checked the seller’s profile and the messages, and they don’t seem like a bot. The buyer at the door looked like a normal person, though she didn’t seem too surprised by the mix-up. Could this be a scam? If so, what’s the point? Why would someone send a stranger to the wrong house?
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The seller was probably trying to scam the woman who came to your mom’s house. Maybe the buyer didn’t fall for it, so the scammer gave a random fake address, which ended up being your mom’s. They might’ve pulled the address online from somewhere close to them.
It sounds like a scam where they try to make the deal look legit by giving out a pick-up address. Sometimes scammers avoid pushing too hard for a deposit upfront because they want to seem trustworthy. They’re betting that people might drive to the address and later agree to pay a deposit after thinking it’s all real.
Could they have been scoping out your mom’s house? Maybe they’re checking for security cameras or how easy it’d be to steal stuff later. It seems a bit extra with the messages, but you never know what people are up to.
Are we sure it’s a scam? Maybe the seller typed in the wrong address by mistake, like your mom’s neighbor’s house or something. Or, if it was a scam, they might’ve been looking around the area for something to steal, using fake messages as a cover.
The person who came to your mom’s house might’ve been scammed themselves. Maybe they paid a deposit or full amount to the fake seller, and the scammer just sent them to a random address—your mom’s. If more people show up, your mom could put up a sign letting them know they’ve been tricked.