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I contacted someone on the Facebook marketplace to buy an iPhone 15 pro max 1 TB. When we talked on messenger the lady was Nice. We set a time and day to meet up. She even showed me a picture of the receipt I checked the IMEI on the Apple site everything was ok. When we met up I checked the iPhone box it matched the IMEI on the receipt the lady showed me. The phone was used and didn't have much battery. At the moment when I was with the lady couldn't tell the phrase was fake till I got home and took a deeper look at everything. Right after I left to head home I messaged the seller no response already and I felt something wrong, after a couple of hours I got home the seller blocked me off Facebook Messenger. The phone is fake and can't do anything with it and I paid $1000 for garbage. I wonder if I can get my money back even though I know the person used a fake name to create an account. I also called the Surrey non-emergency line the police said they couldn't do anything. I got mad I just want to report Facebook marketplace allows people to sell fake things online. I also want to warn others to be careful.

Dollars Lost

$1000

Targeted Person's Location

BC, CAN- V5V 4X7

Scammer Information
Scammer location logo

Surrey, BC-

Mail logo

Unknown Email

Mobile logo

Unknown Phone Number

Web logo

facebook

Scam Type

Online Purchase

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Business name

Unknown

Date Reported

April 12, 2024

Scam ID

831484


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