Ohio woman loses $2,000 to Facebook Marketplace scam via hacked account and Venmo payment
Summary
A woman in North Royalton, Ohio, was scammed while attempting to buy a vehicle through Facebook Marketplace on April 12. The seller, posing as a friend, requested a $2,000 down payment via Venmo and later directed her to wire money to a San Francisco man’s bank account. After not receiving confirmation, the woman discovered her Facebook account had been hacked. She filed a police report and is seeking reimbursement from her bank. North Royalton police are investigating the fraud case with no suspects identified.
Incident Details
Domain
Fraud & Financial
Mechanism
conduct
Platforms
Recipient
IndividualA Bennett Road resident who was scammed out of $2,000 through Facebook Marketplace
Dimensions
economic
Sources
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