It’s almost hard to believe this happens, yet the Federal Trade Commission gets more than 100,000 complaints a year about these scams, which cost consumers more than $3 billion annually.

“Scammers are running the gamut,” Donaldson said. “The classic car scam is one where they steal pictures and build fake websites.” Marshall Farley, a local car enthusiast who works at ...

Facebook Marketplace is one of the best tools on the internet to get your hands on a used car. However, like Craigslist before it, Facebook Marketplace is home to scams, fraudulent activity ...