Facebook Marketplace

• Robberies during FB Marketplace, Kijiji sales in Edmonton prompt police warning

  More than a dozen robberies occurred when people were trying to sell items on Facebook Marketplace or Kijiji, leading to three teens being arrested and charged with theft.

  Crime

  Feb 24
  
• Calgary police charge 2 teens in Facebook Marketplace robberies

  Calgary police have charged two teens accused of being involved in a pair of recent Facebook Marketplace transactions that the victims allege turned violent.

  Crime

  Jan 15
  
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• 2 teens arrested after using replica gun during Facebook Marketplace robbery

  Police said the two boys arranged to meet someone selling a phone on Facebook Marketplace in a back lane near King Edward Avenue and Fraser Street at 8:30 p.m. on Monday.

  Crime

  Dec 23, 2025
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• Not just for your parents: Facebook’s buy-and-sell platform drawing back millennials

  Many millennial and generation Z Canadians are being brought back to Facebook and hooked through Facebook Marketplace.

  Features

  Dec 7, 2024
• Taylor Swift scam: Ontario woman facing charges in $70K worth of fake tickets

  An Ontario woman is now charged in connection with a Facebook Marketplace scam that saw 28 people defrauded out of Taylor Swift concert tickets worth almost $70,000, police say.

  Crime

  Nov 26, 2024
• Surge in fraud and thefts prompts Richmond RCMP to expand ‘safe exchange zone’ hours

  Richmond Mounties reported a 67 per cent rise in online transaction-related fraud and robbery incidents, which in some cases have involved weapons like pepper sprays or knives.

  Crime

  Nov 6, 2024
• Guilty plea in Boxing Day double stabbing in Vancouver’s Olympic Village

  Sheldon Ilbegi-Asl, the man accused in a Boxing Day Facebook Marketplace robbery and attack, has pleaded guilty to the charges against him.

  Crime

  Apr 15, 2024
• Suspect uses movie prop money to buy item in Peterborough: police

  Police say a woman received a fake $50 bill after completing a buy-and-sell transaction. It was determined the bill was prop money used in movies.

  Crime

  Apr 5, 2024
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• Toronto victim pepper sprayed during Facebook Marketplace transaction

  Toronto police say they are searching for a suspect after a victim was pepper sprayed during a Facebook Marketplace transaction of a cellphone.

  Crime

  Mar 21, 2024
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• Online buying and selling: Most in Ontario say they’re anxious about meet ups

  A new report suggests the majority of Ontario residents are uncomfortable meeting up in person for buying or selling items through Facebook Marketplace or Kijiji due to scams.

  Canada

  Feb 27, 2024