People swindled out of their cars in Facebook marketplace cheque scam
A scam combining social media and old-school cheques has seen dozens of Aucklanders duped out of their cars.
In response, police are warning of the risks of unregulated trading online via Facebook Marketplace, where the scams took place.
The social media giant said it was sorry to hear what had happened and urged people to be wary of accepting payments via cheques on its Marketplace section.
Police across Auckland have received more than 50 complaints from people scammed out of their cars via the cheque swindle in the past year.
Do you use Facebook's Marketplace to buy and sell things?
Have you been the victim of an online scam?
What happened to you?
Did you get compensation eventually?
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78% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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