#2591 - Q&A: “Avoiding scams on Facebook Marketplace…”
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 4 February 2024
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Facing scams on Facebook Marketplace? That’s what one potential seller has noticed, and they’re worried. Tune in for practical tips on ensuring secure and scam-free dealings on one of the most popular online selling platforms.
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| 0:28.0 | app users only non-HSPC fees may apply. Today's question comes from Tyler and Flagstaff, Arizona. Tyler's been using Facebook Marketplace to sell items, |
| 0:45.0 | but has recently run into a series of scam attempts. |
| 0:48.0 | He'll describe at least one of those attempts, |
| 0:50.0 | but they have understandably made him a bit cautious. |
| 0:53.0 | Now unfortunately this is quite common on not just Facebook Marketplace, |
| 0:57.0 | but any sort of platform where you're buying or selling items |
| 1:01.0 | and a scam can come from a couple of different directions. |
| 1:04.0 | Like you might think, well, most scamers are selling something and they're trying to get money and then not deliver |
| 1:08.4 | an item. |
| 1:09.4 | But in fact, if you are a seller, which is what happened here, you are also at risk of buyers who are not |
| 1:14.6 | real buyers and these nefarious buyers want you to click links which give them access |
| 1:20.1 | to your bank accounts and such. |
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