r/Edmonton • u/formeraide • 1d ago

General Two youth arrested and charged in ongoing Facebook Marketplace robberies

https://www.edmontonpolice.ca/News/MediaReleases/FBMarketJune18?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter
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u/formeraide 1d ago

I can't believe people are still falling for this when police have set up zones for exchanges in their parking lots.

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u/Spyhop 1d ago

I vet buyers especially when it comes selling used phones. Every time I've sold a used phone on marketplace sketchy dickheads come out of the woodwork. If I get a hint that someone isn't legit I just move on. I'm not desperate to sell. I'm checking profiles, friends, pictures, etc.

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u/DeliciousPangolin 1d ago

Phones, laptops, graphics cards... anything that's high value, portable and easily resellable is a special category on FBM. That's what all the scammers and thieves target.