Circle Lip. In the past few days, the Lippe Criminal Investigation Department has filed several criminal charges in which users of “Facebook Marketplace” are said to have been defrauded. According to a report by the press office, all cases known to the Lippe police have so far remained experimental crimes.
The investigators describe the procedure as follows: “The perpetrators pretended not to be able to pick up the offered item themselves. A courier company would pick up the item. This would hand over the purchase price in an envelope and in return take over the goods for transport. In the further In the course of communication, the fraudsters pretend to include a fee for the shipping insurance in this envelope in addition to the purchase price. For this reason, the seller should pay this overpayment in advance to the supposed shipping company using a Transcash top-up code. In addition, the potential victims of this scam receive an E -Mail that appears to come from the shipping company. Among other things, the email used by the scammers: [email protected].”
Do not pay in advance for sales
Police are advising citizens to be wary of paying in advance for online transactions. In the case of unusual payment proposals in particular, skepticism is required. And: “Never pay in advance when selling goods and hand over the goods only after the full purchase price has been paid.” Damaged persons should definitely file a criminal complaint.
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