'Reached Right Into My Car:' Woman Meets Up to Sell Her Car on Facebook Marketplace. Then She Gets Robbed
"Check getting robbed off my bucket list."
A woman’s Facebook Marketplace robbery horror story unleashes collective trauma of victims across the internet.
TikTok user Dswizzle (@dswizzle.e) posted a video that shows the aftermath of her ordeal last week. In the video, Dswizzle is driving with a grim expression on her face.
“Check getting robbed off my bucket list,” she writes in the on-screen text. “[Expletive] you, Facebook Marketplace.”
In the comments, viewers who’ve also experienced a robbery offered their own experiences. A former delivery driver said, “I worked at Dominos and got robbed and they took off in my car and left me in the street.”
A second person said they got scammed through Facebook Marketplace as well. “I sent this guy $800 for an apartment ad that he was ‘renting out,’” she wrote. “Had a whole fake agreement written up and everything.”
Another person said, “I got robbed for Jordan 4s when I was 14 trying to sell them on Offerup. Now every Facebook Meet I’m paranoid."
Others said this video is making them reconsider their Facebook Marketplace activities. “New fear unlocked,” wrote one person.
“As I’m about to meet up with someone for Marketplace,” a second person wrote. “You’re kidding.”
Someone else suggested, “If you’re unsure of the person, I always say it’s the local police station or a police station halfway in between. If they don’t want to deal at a police station? They’re sus.”
Several users asked for more details about the incident. “You bought a Dodge Charger Pursuit and didn’t get the title or what happened?” asked one person.
In response to the commenter, Dswizzle said, “No, no, no. I went to sell something. Dude came up to my window, reached in over me, and grabbed it out of my middle console and took off running.”
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When it comes to security, Facebook recommends meeting the other party in a public and well-lit area. Don’t share your personal information (like phone numbers or your home address) and be on the alert for any suspicious behavior.
Facebook also has a meetup plan feature. Go into the Messenger thread, click on “More options” and then “Create meetup plan.” Input the details of your meetup, including the location and time, and share it with the buyer so you’re on the same page. More importantly, you can send the plan to a third party to make sure someone knows your location in case of emergency.
Once you’ve done this, Facebook says to avoid changing the location, bring your phone with you and have the local authorities on speed dial, and avoid carrying large amounts of cash. When in doubt, consider using the shipping option and taking the meetup entirely out of the equation.
If you are robbed, obviously contact the authorities. You can also report the buyer or seller through Facebook Marketplace.
Motor1 contacted Dswizzle via TikTok comment and direct message for comment. We’ll update this if she responds.
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