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Scams Over Facebook Marketplace?!
Scams over Facebook Marketplace have steadily been on the rise! If you frequent Facebook Marketplace to look for great deals on used items, you may have noticed a rise in scams and scammers in recent years. According to the BBB there has been a roughly 60% increase in scams reported from users of the service since 2022. Notable scams to look out for include “Payment Confirmation” scams, where scammers have the buyer send confirmations of their transaction records to find private data on the buyer. “Overpayment” scams, where buyers will over send money, ask for a refund, and then cancel the original transaction. And especially “Pay in Advance” scams, where…