Marketplace & Classifieds
Buyers and sellers on Facebook, Craigslist and similar sites who cheat you.
'I'll Send a Courier' Item Pickup Scam
A buyer insists on sending their own courier and, through a fake shipping company, gets you to pay 'courier fees' or hand over the item without real payment.
Read the guide →'I'm in the Military, Shipping the Car' Scam
A too-cheap vehicle is sold by a 'deployed service member' who can't meet, uses a fake escrow, and takes your payment for a car that doesn't exist.
Read the guide →Concert / Event Ticket Resale Fraud
Someone sells tickets to a sold-out event that are fake, duplicated, or never delivered — often paid by irreversible app.
Read the guide →Deposit-to-Hold-Item Scam
A 'seller' asks for a deposit to hold a popular item for you — then vanishes with the deposit and never delivers.
Read the guide →Facebook Marketplace Scams
Fake buyers and sellers who use bogus codes, overpayments, or off-platform payments to cheat you.
Read the guide →Fake Check Scams
You receive a check for too much and are asked to send part of it back before the check bounces.
Read the guide →Fake Escrow / 'Buyer Protection' Site
A scammer proposes a 'secure escrow' or 'buyer protection' service to hold funds, but the escrow site is fake and simply collects your money.
Read the guide →Furniture / Appliance Non-Delivery Scam
You pay upfront for furniture or an appliance that is never delivered by a fake seller or store.
Read the guide →Google Voice / Verification-Code Theft (Marketplace)
A 'buyer' asks for a code they just sent 'to make sure you're real' — actually a verification code they use to open a Google Voice or other account in your name.
Read the guide →High-Value Electronics Bait-and-Switch
A great deal on a phone, laptop, or console turns out to be a box of weights, a fake, or a switched item at the meetup.
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