Facebook Marketplace scammers prompt police warning to online bargain huntersLAWRENCE SMITH/FAIRFAX NZ Shoppers have been warned to take extra care with the Facebook Marketplace Community page after numerous complaints of scams. Shoppers hunting for bargains on social media have lost out buying items from the Facebook Marketplace Community, prompting police to issue warnings. READ MORE:* Shoppers warned to take care with Facebook Marketplace* Warning over Facebook marketplace* Facebook Marketplace no Trade Me killer, but could still inflict a woundPrice said sellers could easily create false identities, which meant they could not be tracked down when the paid for goods failed to arrive. Have you been scammed by a Facebook Marketplace seller? A national police statement advised buyers there was a risk the person selling goods online was not who or what they said they were.

Source: Stuff April 06, 2017 19:17 UTC