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Michigan woman defrauded of drone with counterfeit $100 bills on Facebook Marketplace

Jun 15, 2025Michigan, USA1 source

Summary

A Michigan woman sold her drone on Facebook Marketplace and received payment in counterfeit U.S. currency. The buyer used fake $100 bills to pay for the drone. Law enforcement tracked down the suspect and discovered a stash of $100,000 in counterfeit cash. The incident occurred in Michigan, though the exact location and date were not specified in the article.

Incident Details

Domain
Fraud & Financial
Mechanism
conduct
Platforms
Facebook Marketplace
Recipient
IndividualA Michigan woman who sold her drone on Facebook Marketplace
Dimensions
economic

Sources

1
Michigan woman sold her drone on Facebook Marketplace only to find the buyer paid using fake bills — and when police tracked down the suspect, they found a cache of $100K in counterfeit cash - moneywise.com
Google News Historical Backfill·Jun 15, 2025

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