Money
Overpayment scam
In Turkish: Fazla ödeme dolandırıcılığı
A "buyer" pays too much and asks you to send the difference back, but the original payment is fake or later reversed.
The scammer shows a receipt or a message that looks like a bank notice for more than the price and asks you to return the extra "by mistake". If you send real money, the payment you never actually received leaves you out of pocket.
Only your own bank app or statement proves that money arrived. A screenshot or a message does not.
What to do
- Confirm the money in your own bank app, never from a receipt the other person sends.
- Do not return "extra" money; ask the buyer to send the correct amount again.
- Hand over the goods only when the payment is in your account.