Facebook Marketplace Scam
If you’ve been a victim of a Facebook Marketplace scam, National Fraud Helpline is here to help you to recover your money.
Facebook Marketplace is a great way of buying and selling items but unfortunately there a lot of unscrupulous scammers who use the platform to defraud people of money.
Some of the items sold are of a high value and victims of Facebook Marketplace scams can suffer major financial losses.
Our highly-trained staff are dedicated to helping you recover your money as quickly as possible.
Contact us today to see how we can get your money back through our no win, no fee agreements. It means you only pay us if we succeed.
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I’ve been scammed on Facebook Marketplace! What do I do?
Here we outline what to do if you have been scammed on Facebook Marketplace.
- Report the scam to Facebook to stop others falling victim to the scammer. Click this link.
- If you are certain that you have been scammed raise awareness with others in your buying and selling group.
- Report the incident to Action Fraud. They may not be able to get your money back but it helps them to build up a picture of what’s happening.
- Contact your bank or payment provider to see if they can refund your money.
- Fill in our contact form and tell us what has happened and we will and help you recover your money.
Scam awareness
At National Fraud Helpline we regularly appear in the media to help warn about ongoing scams.
Facebook Marketplace is rife with fraud. It has been estimated that up to a third of purchases on Facebook Market place are scams.
We also have our own news pages that update the public about latest scams.
Read how we helped one Facebook Market place scam victim recover his money.
Martin Richardson, a senior partner, at National Fraud Helpline, said: “People need to be extremely cautious when making purchases through Facebook Marketplace.
“We would urge anyone who is thinking of paying a deposit to be incredibly wary.”
How To Avoid Facebook Marketplace Scams.
Key signs that a Facebook Marketplace offer may be a scam.
- The offer looks very cheap. If it seems to good to be true it probably is. Ask yourself why someone would offer goods or a service at such a low price.
- You are asked to pay in an unusual way. If the seller asks you to pay with gift cards then this should be a red flag. Similarly, if the bank account they give you doesn’t match their name then this should also ring alarm bells.
- Unusual photos. If the photos of what is being sold look like they have not been taken recently then this may be another clue that it is a scam. Ask for more recent pictures of even a live video.
- The seller is rushing you. Scammers frequently tell people that they must buy something urgently. This is to try and rush you into a bad decision.
- Check out the seller. See if they have a good ratings and reviews. Investigate when their profile was created. Brand new profiles can be a red flag.
- Try not to pay in advance of receiving an item. This is not always possible but one thing you should avoid is paying a deposit.
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