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Selling online: buyers never need your card

When you sell something on eBay, Kleinanzeigen, OLX or Facebook, a fake buyer may say they have already paid through a "safe payment" service.
Then an email or link asks you to "confirm" or "receive" the money by entering your card details. That page is fake: your card details let them take money from you.
To receive money, you never enter card numbers, PINs or codes. Check payments only in the official app, and ask buyers to pay in cash or by normal bank transfer.

RememberReceiving money never needs your card.

Example from the test

The buyer has paid for your item

Hello,
Good news! The buyer has paid €120 for your table with eBay Safe Pay. To receive the money, confirm your card details within 30 minutes.
Receive €120
eBay Payments

Answer: Scam. This exact trick cost the people who made Stop Think Ask €6,500. To receive money you never enter your card, and ebay-safe-pay.com is not eBay. Check sales only in the eBay app.