Online Marketplace Scams

Online Marketplace Scams is a practical guide to buying and selling safely on Facebook Marketplace, Craigslist, OfferUp, eBay, and similar platforms.

Learn how scammers use fake payments, overpayment tricks, deposits, shipping schemes, verification-code theft, account takeovers, counterfeit items, and off-platform payment requests to steal money, merchandise, and personal information.

This guide includes clear red flags, realistic examples, buyer and seller safety checklists, safer payment practices, and step-by-step instructions for what to do if you have already been scammed.

Simple, practical, and designed to help you recognize trouble before you lose money.