The PayID Overpayment Scam: How a Melbourne Woman Nearly Lost $500 Selling Her Laptop
Alexandra Duffin was doing what thousands of Australians do every week. She listed her laptop on Facebook Marketplace, hoping to make a quick sale. What happened next is a textbook example of the PayID overpayment scam.
The Snatch and Run: How Melbourne Sellers Are Losing Phones and Laptops
Not every Marketplace scam happens online. Some happen in a park, in a car park, in the time it takes someone to grab your phone and sprint into the darkness. This is the snatch and run.
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