Facebook marketplace scams

Unknown if this particular contact is a scam, but they usually start by someone wanting to buy item, but they are abroad, in the army, unable to travel etc and they will send a friend / relative / courier to collect.
They pay via paypal or bank transfer etc and then the item is collected.
After that the payment either turns out to be fake or is real, but recalled because it was unauthorised / hijacked etc.
If your item is so good it 'sold' in 2 hours, then there will be plenty of normal buyers waiting to buy it.

What do you think the scam is?

She has now said she will do the bank transfer,
I said I'm not sure about the bank transfer and I don't trust PayPal she's telling me that they are both trustworthy
If I was meeting her in person it would be fine
What I will do later today it's ok can we do a video chat, if she is the person that matches the picture then I think it should be fine,
But if she has the money in the bank to do the transfer then they can quite easily draw out of the cash machine can't they
If not I will just block them and move on

This also happens to me each time i post an item , and most of the scams start by them saying someone will pick it up for me a courier or a relative.If someone is buying an item its most likely they would come themselves and see the item theyre buying! Personally i block/ and ignore any of those requests because even if the account looks legit, uk based with profile picture it could have been hacked into or even made that profile just for scamming purposes! Eventually u will find an honest buyer and u can easily tell when theyre genuine! Just go with ur instincts it always works for me

Go with your thoughts and don’t meet.

If you really want to check/confirm identity, arrange a video call. I was looking for a ps5 and everyone selling it cheaper then RRP seemed dodgey and newish Facebook members

Definitely a hijacked account, just had the supposed woman come back to me she said the reason she cannot collect it herself is because she's not around
Therefore her cousin will collect it from me in a public place as agreed
I asked her how I would get paid, PayPal
I'm thinking this is definitely a scam.
I'm thinking her Facebook account has been hijacked.

I have another one wanting to buy my item now
Just asked how long it would take to ship to her location.
I'm thinking if I have bank transfer wait until the payment is in my bank and cleared I should be alright shouldn't I.

Or should I only do cash on collection, people's thoughts please, as you can tell I'm really new to the Facebook market, I only put things up for sale yesterday, I also have the phones on eBay
But they are not getting any attention that's why I went to Facebook

The second person has now said they want my bank details account number sort code, name email address
Obviously to make the payment (edited)

I sold an old banger car last year and the guy offered to bank transfer me the money without even seeing the car, then someone else was going to collect it... It all sounded very suspect but in the end he came to get it, paid cash and everything was fine. Some people are just disorganised or conduct business strangely.
In your position I would be looking for cash I think, bank transfer shouldn't be able to be reversed if you see it in your account but who knows.

Have had someone try with what I think was fake cash recently. Previously had the fake bank transfer. Sorry to say, I don't think there's any safe way to do high value deals on any marketplace. As someone else said, if it's high value and you can't afford to lose the money, sell to CEX or cash converters

Just burn anything you no longer need. Sorted!

I'm usually in Glasgow but here in the Highlands you have to travel a fair bit to get to places. So it's very common for people to say "My friend/relative/co-worker will pick it up, is that okay?" and it's always worked out fine.

What I find more problematic is electronic payment/bank transfer and I always say No. I won't accept electronic payment or deliver to people (though, as ever, people tend not to read the whole advert, same as Gumtree - had someone send me a really rude message when I asked him politely to read the advert again).

Only had one person not turn up and he's reappeared again today - I did say to him - I sent you a screenshot of the map over a month ago, and you didn't turn up!

Exactly this friday night, 3 lads turned up at my door.. £500 fake £20 notes - They very nearly got away Be very careful all & probably wise not to do things from your home

I have now had 3 or 4, I am now stating cash on collection that seems to deter them somewhat.
I don't think bank transfers as a safe option it can be easily reversed.

Yes, You also have to be careful with bank transfers. There is a scam app that looks like it legitimately sends you a payment but it doesn't. In some situations they can also be reversed etc..

It accepting BT then check via your own online banking app, Cash is king though.

Mate of mine's wife was selling her iPad on Facebook marketplace. Someone said they'd come over and buy it. The guy pitches up and she hands it to him to inspect. He says thanks very much, laughs, turns around and walks away with it.

Pure intimidation while laughing about it, taking advantage of someone that couldn't do anything.

You defintiely can get scammed on facebook.

Every time I ask them to turn the camera on so I can see who I'm speaking to they disappear obviously scammers.
I have now sold something on eBay worried the person that bought my phone she's signed up the same day that she bought it she has paid but doesn't reply to any of my messages.
Just worried because I had so many trying to scam me on Facebook could they have somehow found me on eBay

Someone on Facebook now just signed up and bought a phone the same day ignores my communication messages
Not sure whether or not to send the phone