Another FB too good to be true

[halfmile]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplac...place_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks

This has to be a scam. I`d drive to Milwaukee WI to get this and I don`t even need a trailer.

 

[jetmechmarty]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplac...place_top_picks&referral_story_type=top_picks
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This has to be a scam. I`d drive to Milwaukee WI to get this and I don`t even need a trailer.

Yep. Scam.

 

[halfmile]

Here`s another. Vanessa is that you??
https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/5004556242899869/?ref=browse_tab&referral_code=marketplace_general&referral_story_type=general&tracking={"qid":"-6781382203174910658","mf_story_key":"36476702178924884","commerce_rank_obj":"{\"target_id\":36476702178924884,\"target_type\":6,\"primary_position\":8,\"ranking_signature\":3724588621114638336,\"commerce_channel\":501,\"value\":1.624162415409e-5,\"upsell_type\":129,\"grouping_info\":null}","lightning_feed_qid":"-6781382546840275463","lightning_feed_ranking_signature":"2214540186413432832"}

 

[Jim]

Unfortunately, facebook has become the new wild west for scammers. Your trailer was already taken down Phil.
Not to worry, here.... a Goldwing trike for only $1400 in Memphis. Not to worry Texans... you can also buy it down there.

4k for a '64 Gallaxy GT. Holy crap!!! I'ma gas up the truck and hit the road...

 

[jetmechmarty]

Unfortunately, facebook has become the new wild west for scammers. Your trailer was already taken down Phil.
Not to worry, here.... a Goldwing trike for only $1400 in Memphis. Not to worry Texans... you can also buy it down there.

4k for a '64 Gallaxy GT. Holy crap!!! I'ma gas up the truck and hit the road...

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Facebook is becoming less and less valuable and more and more a problem.

 

[Mikey]

how do they make a buck
Ask you send them money and then The'll send you the vehicle

 

[Jim]

how do they make a buck
Ask you send them money and then The'll send you the vehicle

Phil's mention of "Vanessa" above alluded to an interaction I had with a scammer. The short and sweet is the bike is held in a "trust." You buy gift cards for $1400 (in the case of the Goldwing) and email the gift card numbers to the trust. The trust then "holds" the numbers from the seller until you receive the bike and are satisfied. You then notify the trust and they release the numbers to the seller who then cashes them. Sounds all above board don't it?
It's not. The trust is a scam website set up by the seller. In my case, it was a fake Ebay site that looked amazingly legit. As soon as you email the numbers.... you're fucked. It's all untraceable after that.
No tellin' how many millions they rake in every year.

 

[Wingedwheel]

Before I retired our assets manager got an email from the boss(supposedly) asking him to purchase $5000 in Amazon gift cards. It didn’t immediately raise a red flag because they were always buying bulk gift cards for incentives and appreciation. The email asked for the #’s to be sent in a return email upon purchase. You can guess what happened after that and he no longer works there.

 

[gggGary]

See em

Top right corner, button with three dots, click it, click report, click scam, done.
Same as reporting CL ads, only takes couple seconds.

 

[Jim]

Anybody curious about the "Vanessa scam"... it starts here... Comment #1043.
Runs for about 2-3 pages. Explains the scam pretty well.

 

[Wingedwheel]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/767965670841001/
this one’s listed in three different cities in Michigan. I didn't look outside that.

 

[gggGary]

Kubota RTV 900 4x4 Diesel
$1600 all over FB,
um yeah riiiight.

 

[Beags64]

Nice Beemer for only $800...

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/331612662357296/

 

[Wingedwheel]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1384694911962269/
I believe this one’s genuine it’s just a shame what somebody did to that bike.

 

[gggGary]

 

[Jim]

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You report her?

 

[gggGary]

You report her?

I report individual posts as i see them.

 

[Mikey]

I hate FB I was banned for something stupid
Anyway good bye FB

 

[Wingedwheel]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/124405959632836/
Is there a thread for FB ads that may be relevant? I know there was one for CL

 

[jetmechmarty]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/124405959632836/
Is there a thread for FB ads that may be relevant? I know there was one for CL

Post in CL thread is good enough, IMHO.