I sold a product but the user is asking me for my IBAN and email

Question

Hi everyone, this is the first time I’ve sold a product on Ebay.

I just sold an iPhone, but the buyer is asking me for my IBAN or my email address to make the payment via PayPal. But shouldn’t everything be handled by eBay?

Also, this is a user who appears to have been registered since 09/2022 in the United Kingdom and is buying a gift for his girlfriend in Germany. It smells like a scam to me, big time.

How can I protect myself?

sika700 · Accepted Answer

@d4mnm4d wrote:...How can I protect myself?By not telling him anything... if he wants to make the payment, he has to do it directly on ebay... also because it makes no sense at all to ask for the IBAN and email, to make the payment with Paypal... if he wants to pay with Paypal he can do it directly with ebay... if he wants to pay by bank transfer, he can't do it!Kind regards.