Facebook Marketplace

• Edmonton man accused of rolling back odometers, selling vehicles at inflated prices

  It's alleged several high-mileage vehicles bought on Facebook Marketplace had their odometer changed by hundreds of thousands of kilometers before being re-sold at inflated prices.

  Consumer

  Apr 7
  
• 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
  
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• 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
• 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
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• 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