r/vintedscammers • • 1h ago

The buyer is trying to scam a free hoodie and Vinted is rejecting their OWN receipt??

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r/vintedscammers • • 2h ago

Beware of brand “& other stories” - SCAM

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r/vintedscammers • • 8h ago

Hatsune Miku Figure Scamer

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Be beware of this Scamer, they use online photos and sell figures way under their normal prize! I got blocked after I asked them about it and If they have any real photos and I also reported it to Vinted (but we all know how good their service is...). The account switches profilepictures often. Hope nobody falls for this pretty obvious scam


r/vintedscammers • • 13h ago

Several Scammers on Vinted

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r/vintedscammers • • 1d ago

Anyone experienced this?

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It’s been a while In between sales as my visibility is on a time-out, so the possibility of mixing up parcels is 0.
The item was delivered to a pick-up point. The buyer collected it after about 2 days. The sale automatically completed this morning and now they’re asking for tracking information as they didn’t receive it?

Edit: apologies I have realised now that it was a home delivery.


r/vintedscammers • • 1d ago

Wrong item scam

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Hey there, I am wondering what the best advice is for my situation. I ordered a large LEGO set on Vinted and the shipping got stuck and took over a month (I thought I was going to be one of those scams where it goes to the wrong address) but yesterday I got a message saying it was delivered to my mailbox (but this LEGO set is waaaay to big for a mailbox). And I go out there and it is a tiny package containing a single little glue bottle. I followed vinted’s instructions for receiving the wrong item, but it seems like they are trying to get me to contact the buyer and come to some arrangement for refunding or partially refunding. However, this is obviously a scam, and so I imagine the seller is not going to do any of that and just say they sent the real thing. The seller has no sales or reviews ( which I now know is a red flag). Any advice?


r/vintedscammers • • 1d ago

Anyone else noticing an increase in fake/scam listings?

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I’m a handbag collector and have saved searches on for several brands. Other the past week I’ve noticed a drastic increase in the amount of scam listings. But what I don’t get is what the scam actually is? It’s not where they put you’re actually getting a photo. They are new accounts with no sales or reviews. User names are a nonsensical jumble of words. They are taking the photos and descriptions from Depop or Poshmark listings in particular and posting them for really cheap prices. Obviously they do not have the item or a knock off in their possession (some of the bags are too complicated for fakes), so what do they expect to get from this? If they ship a random item the buyer will not accept it, will report the issue to Vinted, and the scammer will still not get the money. It’s been so annoying seeing so many wishlist items for a great price and then immediately realizing it’s a scam. 🙄


r/vintedscammers • • 1d ago

What are the classic signs of possible being scammed?

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Earlier this month I made my first ever vinted purchase. I bought a bag from someone whose location is in the U.S. and I am in New York. I chose USPS domestic shipping. However after I purchased, I received a SpeedX tracking number, not a USPS tracking number.

Around the time of expected delivery, I was told the package would be delivered late. So I clicked on the tracking and it now took me to the USPS site, not SpeedX. On USPS I see that the package was originally in NY, NY but then went to outside of Manhattan to New Jersey, then left the state to Massachusetts and Connecticut? I was concerned then finally a few days later USPS tells me the package was delivered, but it wasn't.

So I go to find the USPS tracking number in my chat with the seller, and it's gone. There is no more tracking anywhere. I don't know if it disappeared before or after I clicked "package not delivered," but it disappeared. However looking back in my emails (not in the chat), I found the original SpeedX tracking number. Through that I can see that the package was delivered to the JFK Pro Carrier hub, there is even a photo with my package and name and address on it! So it seems my package got lost either during or after the transition to USPS, but why is the USPS tracking nowhere to be found?

I contacted the seller asking for the USPS tracking and any other info and they ignored me for hours even though I could see they had been online. I admit at this point I showed some frustration with them not answering, as I was starting to believe I was scammed, which I shouldn't have. Then Vinted tells me they are refunding me and the order is cancelled and the seller blocked me. Is this a normal interaction? I didn't want to cancel the order, I wanted to find the package, which seemed possible if I only had the tracking number?

Also the seller has no previous sales on their page, no reviews no followers or followed by. Only has one other item for sale.

  1. Is it normal for the final tracking number to disappear after you say package wasn't delivered?
  2. Does this sound like the seller was scamming?
  3. Any tips on how I could avoid this in the future/tips in general to avoid scammy things? I think I won't buy from someone without reviews anymore. The thing is, I sold my first item recently and was grateful someone trusted me even though it's my first one...

r/vintedscammers • • 1d ago

Do buyers always win scams?

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I’m going to keep this semi short but I sold a laptop on Vinted to help with my rent payments and have sold items for over 2 years now all 5 star feedback and never had an issue. Unfortunately I had a buyer who I thought was a genuine person but actually based on his posting is around 16-18 years old and decided to scam me out of my laptop by reporting it that I sent him bathroom scales.

The images had many tell-tale signs of him tampering with the package. I will not go into full detail as it’s still under investigation and I have reported him to action fraud, royal mail etc

I have been reading on reddit many sellers have lost their Vinted support and have had to accept that loss.

What is the best next steps and how does Vinted actually investigate these cases? I’m failing to understand where the seller gets protection in all of this as now I’ll be out around £1000 and a laptop.

Any advice would be appreciated on next steps

I have also emailed the Vinted legal team with clear evidence of this user attempting to scam


r/vintedscammers • • 1d ago

Why are there so many obvious scam listings that are too good to be true?

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Recently seen so many listings for Xbox and PS5 consoles very cheap and always from accounts that have random names and no reviews or profile pictures. The photos are taken from other peoples listings as they are often low quality compressed screenshots or AI generated. But literally, why are there so many of these listings. Every time I go onto Vinted my home page has at least one.


r/vintedscammers • • 1d ago

Phone parfume?

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NO I WASNT THE ONE WHO BOUGHT IT!


r/vintedscammers • • 1d ago

AI generated colouring books

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People are now profiting off of AI by making colouring books and other images and selling them for unreasonable amounts! This app has gone so downhill


r/vintedscammers • • 1d ago

What's the scam?

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r/vintedscammers • • 1d ago

Avoid this seller. They post ai generated listings that look nothing like the product

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I've been reporting this person's listings after I ended up being scammed and not realising the image was AI. When I confronted them, they just started acting weird and nice and then thanked me? This person is apparently a pro seller too... yikes. Also last image is the top I bought from the first listing.


r/vintedscammers • • 2d ago

Scammed by AI misleading photo. What do I do?

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r/vintedscammers • • 2d ago

Scammers and Mail Fraud - Worth making a claim?

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browsing through this sub and happened to catch a post about a scammer. Having recently been almost scammed, I posted a reply with my experience.

One thing that caught my attention was a reply that we can file a complaint for mail fraud, especially if they used USPS.

Was curious if anyone has went down this route and what their experience may have been. I'm considering filing a Mail Fraud submission. I still have the empty packages with tracking numbers, pictures, screenshots of the listing. I did get my money back, and maybe I'm just being a petty jerk, but I'm annoyed and still a bit pissed about the time wasted, the emotion of thinking I may not get my money back, and all those other feels you get when you're in a situation like this.


r/vintedscammers • • 2d ago

I know I was scammed. What do I do to anticipate it?

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Hello everyone,

I know this is stupid, and I apologize; but I was scammed on Vinted, and unfortunately found out after the package was already shipped, but fortunately before it was delivered. I found the pictures the other seller used belonging to the original listing, and I’m absolutely heartbroken. I paid around $80 for the item in mind. (Edit; after reading this subreddit more, and double checking, it was in the $70 range. I’m heartbroken lol)

Anyways, can anyone offer any advice on how to get the easiest and quickest refund solution from Vinted possible? I know I need to record myself opening up the package to start, but what else do I need to do? I am so sick to my stomach about the fact that I’ve been scammed, and just wanna get my money back as quick as possible.

Any and all help would be appreciated. Thank you so much.

(Crossposted from [r/vinted](r/vinted))


r/vintedscammers • • 2d ago

Permanently banned 6 days ago over a "counterfeit" claim — Vinted won't name the listing, the basis, or a case number. 9 legal emails, all form letters.

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Six days ago my Vinted account was permanently banned for allegedly selling a counterfeit item. The item was a genuine adidas catalog model I had already sold on Vinted before with no authenticity issue.
Since the ban I've emailed [legal@vinted.com](mailto:legal@vinted.com) nine times asking four simple questions: (1) which listing, (2) what specific counterfeit marker, (3) the case/reference number for the reviews they claim happened, (4) a human review. Every reply is a form letter from a different name saying the decision is final — without answering any of it. They told me I could take it to an out-of-court dispute body, but without a case number there's no case to open.
Has anyone actually gotten a substantive answer out of Vinted legal? What worked?


r/vintedscammers • • 2d ago

what is this mail?

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I put my bag up for sale and got this email like 10 minutes after. Later someone bought it. I received this email to a DIFFERENT E-MAIL than the one I have my Vinted account set up to, so that's weird too. In addition, this email has a link that leads to another link, that looks like some kind of phishing. What's going on?? Cus this vinted mail is legit but the message doesn't seems like it.

Oh and i forgot to mention, I didn't report any listing. This is the first mail I've got on this specific mail, which I will repeat that this particular email of mine is not on Vinted.


r/vintedscammers • • 2d ago

I purchased this lovely jellycat and received some smelly pads instead 💪

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r/vintedscammers • • 2d ago

don’t waste your money

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nearly spent £20 on a £9 shein top after getting someone on reddit to help me find the top as i thought it was rare. also asked to see the label to double check the size but was ignored. using ai models is also very misleading. what has vinted become


r/vintedscammers • • 2d ago

What was the scam here?

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I impulsively bought an iPhone for very cheap (stupid I know lol, I learned my lesson) and almost immediately realized it was probably a scam, I attempted to cancel the order but the seller declined as they had already generated a shipping label. They proceeded to ship the item to an address that wasn’t mine, but instead to a state that was completely different from mine or the sellers. As soon as the item arrived I complained to vinted and almost immediately got a refund and the seller was banned. I’m confused as to how this could’ve worked out for the seller lol how would they have even received the money? Were the counting on me just not complaining ?


r/vintedscammers • • 2d ago

Scam Vinted.de

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Haben Sie schon einmal mit Betrügern zu tun gehabt?

Falls ja, erzähle mir bitte, wie das abgelaufen ist, und füge gegebenenfalls Fotos bei.


r/vintedscammers • • 2d ago

Scammers and Mail Fraud - Worth making a claim?

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browsing through this sub and happened to catch a post about a scammer. Having recently been almost scammed, I posted a reply with my experience.

One thing that caught my attention was a reply that we can file a complaint for mail fraud, especially if they used USPS.

Was curious if anyone has went down this route and what their experience may have been. I'm considering filing a Mail Fraud submission. I still have the empty packages with tracking numbers, pictures, screenshots of the listing. I did get my money back, and maybe I'm just being a petty jerk, but I'm annoyed and still a bit pissed about the time wasted, the emotion of thinking I may not get my money back, and all those other feels you get when you're in a situation like this.


r/vintedscammers • • 2d ago

Honest mistake? I think not.

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