Facebook Marketplace

• 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
  
• 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
  
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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
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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
• Stolen trailers being sold on Kijiji, Marketplace leads to arrest of Spruce Grove man

  A Spruce Grove man has been arrested after nearly a million dollars' worth of stolen trailers were sold to unsuspecting online buyers, some of whom are now out a lot of cash.

  Crime

  Feb 7
• B.C. man attempts Facebook Marketplace theft but slips on ice, dropping money

  Vancouver police said Saturday evening, a 24-year-old man met with someone to buy an iPhone on Inverness Street and East 23rd Avenue.

  Crime

  Jan 15
• 3 arrests made after spree of online electronic sales-turned-robberies in Edmonton

  Nearly a dozen robberies took place in August and September 2022 during what was supposed to be buy-and-sell exchanges of phones and tablets. More than $16,000 in items were taken.

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2023
• $7,500 Rolex stolen during Facebook Marketplace sale gone wrong, Burnaby RCMP say

  Police say the suspect arranged to meet and buy the $7,500 timepiece through Facebook Marketplace, and ran off when the seller let him try it on.

  Crime

  Sep 7, 2023
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• Toronto man, boy arrested after thefts involving car posted on Facebook Marketplace: police

  Toronto police say a man and a 15-year-old boy are facing charges after a car that was posted for sale on Facebook Marketplace was stolen and then used in a subsequent theft.

  Crime

  Aug 17, 2023
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• Almost 30% of Ontarians buying used goods monthly to help with cost of living: survey

  A total of 29 per cent of Ontarians who responded to a Paypal survey admitted to buying second-hand goods once a month, which is actually below the national average of 31 per cent.

  Canada

  Jun 14, 2023