Facebook Scams........The Cesspool of Social Meda

[kenny_hungus]

Just stick to regular Facebook marketplace and not the Facebook bike sites!!!

 

[Two Wheeler]

I know there are many members here that belong to Facebook bike groups including myself. I'm totally aware of the scammers on Facebook but never actually purchased anything from a Facebook listing, even from the seller that was the creator of that particular group that made his living from buying Schwinns and selling them in his Facebook group. After he quit posting in his group when he got a new real job that group continued on without him, and he eventually ended up here on the Cabe selling some of his inventory. One member here was ripped off by this person but the deal did not originate on the Cabe. That person joined here and then mentioned this FB seller.
I've been searching for a purebred puppy for a while and decided to join a couple of the 100+ groups for that breed and the number of scammers will blow your mind. I've been banned from two groups so far when I called them out as being scammers. Then the other day a somewhat stagnant group that I was a member on was shut down and the group heading said.
This group has been archived
An admin paused this group on October 15, 2024. You can't create posts, like, comment or add more members, but you can still view all posts.
I messaged the person that had taken control of that group and asked what was going on. I personally thought this group was legit. I asked her some questions and here are her responses.

The Marry Taylor is a scammer as well, the group has about 100+ scammers on it. Most are also the Marry person under different names, I have it in archived until I could get a handle on it.

They steal photos and
make fake fb accounts, there are literally hundreds of thousands on Facebook. Look locally for pets, you can actually put in your maps what you're looking for and any in your area will come up.

If they say PM me or sending you a PM, never answers questions on the post, only in private messages, it's a scam. If they say they need a deposit to reserve it's a scam, if they won't give an address you can look up its a scam, if their fb profile is only a few months old it's a scam, if they rush you it's a scam, you can reverse look up pictures they send you or their profile picture and it will show you if the pictures are on the internet somewhere else... it's a scam.

Not a problem, I am all for sending out beware messages to people... the mini dog group had over 4k people on it, and I've deleted over 1,200 that were scammers, looks like there is at least another 1,000 I don't want to reopen it until I ban them all, I may have the group hijacked from me before getting it done. FB is truly 80% scammers, it's so bad now nothing like it was when it first started, my mother in law was scammed out of 13,000 in 2013 ever since then, I warn people on every scam I come across... they use anything a person would be interested in... sewing, baking, cooking, animals, crocheting, exercising, dieting, cars, photography, you name it they'll create a group then start scamming everyone who comments... you think 40k members in each group, the more they post the more chances of scamming someone, they can make $10,000 a day in one group and the people being scammed are so embarrassed and humiliated they don't warn people or report it, they hide in shame. I will warn people until I die. If you see post they say "nobody likes my" "please be nice" "my mother, brother, husband made this" its all scams.... there's a grief group I am on daily warning people, the group is actually a scam group and these scammers are preying on grieving people... they don't care. Please beware of everything on social media if it's not someone you personally know. Scammers have taken over FB and FB doesn't stop them.

I've been involved with encounters from scammers, and then I played them for about an hour each. Their responses to my questions were all lies and I did a search when they finally answered me about their locations. One said she was AZ and lived in Johnson AZ. I told her I never heard of Johnson AZ, and then I found out it's a ghost town with 0 population. She didn't acknowledge what I said and she continued on about a payment. Facebook should be shut down or at the very least monitor and clean up their site when someone repeatedly reports fraud or Scams. I've reported many of these groups and not a damn thing is ever done about it.

Facebook doesn’t seem to care. Someone made a fake account using my profile and pictures. A friend reported it and Facebooks reply was it didn’t violate their standards! When I reported it they sent me a reply with a link to their findings. When I clicked on it, it brought me to a blank page.

 

[Motoman]

Scammers and the internet seem to have attracted one another. I buy bicycles and parts on both CABE and FB and on either site if the seller only takes MO or PFF I will not go any further. When you accommodate these requests, you are asking to be scammed. I have personally been told forget it- no won't do deal by sellers when I told them would only do the transaction if I paid the 3% PayPal goods and services.
Many CABE sellers are requesting transactions be done MO or PFF as well along with FB sellers. " It's a jungle out there"

 

[vincev]

I have bought numerous items from the Marketplace on FB.I only buy what I can pick up.NO SHIPPING or sending down payment money because so many others want to buy the item. Strictly pay wen I pick it up. I dont mind traveling for what I want.

 

[billyjones]

wow.. and yep local pickup only for sure!

 

[mike1117]

I have found some nice bikes for fair prices on Craigslist and Facebook, but there are a lot of scammers on there. Especially for cars. I always just send a message to the seller stating I would like to come and possibly purchase the item, and where is it located, and when can I come by to view it. A lot of times there is no response so possibly a scammer. Other times there is some excuse why car/bike can not be shown presently but a deposit will hold it, so a scammer. Just do not deal with anything on these sites if you are unable to view and pay cash for the item if it is what you want.
What really angers me is how the government allows these sites like Craigslist and Facebook exist when people getting scammed out of their money is rampant on those sites. Any other business when illegal activities occur such as a bar where patrons might be using it as a place to buy and sell drugs, law enforcement goes after the owner of the bar and says clean things up or their license can be removed and they put them out of business. They go after the owner of the business to fix the problem, or they will shut them down. In my opinion the government should put a lot more pressure on the owners of these sites that are a haven for scammers to fix the problem or they could be forced to close. I know a few years back when there was a lot of scams on Craigslist on cars for sale. Craigslist started charging $5 to list a car for sale. Only $5 a listing was enough to keep a lot of scammers off there. Just my opinion on this, just seems to easy to post dozens or hundreds of items on these sites that a person does not own with little or nothing done by the sites to prevent this.

 

[Xlobsterman]

I avoid every social anything online that is clearly not social to begin with. Media is not social, it is electronic. Face to face is social, and talking on the phone is social. social media online sites to me are mostly useless so I never go there. I still today do not understood the appeal of these look-at-me, pay-attention-to-me "social media" websites. Just one look at Zuckerberg and you can clearly see an alien from another planet. As if there is no better use of our time? I guess it dates me but I am shocked at the percentage of adults that are completely addicted to these websites looking constantly at their stupid phones as if the end is near or their life depends on it. Bike stuff: The only computer websites I purchase from are The Cabe with its' long-term members and E-bay, another fairly safe place compared to all the others. I have never had a problem with e-bay personally and only fooled once here by a "lil knee scuffer" who was able to provide additional pictures that let my guard down. Once you sign in to any of todays baloney filled malarky web sites, you are asking for trouble. Social media is the head of the deep state fake snake..

Yet here you are on a "Social Media Platform" complaining about social media.....................LMFA!!!!!!

social media platform​

(2) Social media platform The term “social media platform” means a website or internet medium that— (A) permits a person to become a registered user, establish an account, or create a profile for the purpose of allowing users to create, share, and view user-generated content through such an account or profile; (B) enables 1 or more users to generate content that can be viewed by other users of the medium; and (C) primarily serves as a medium for users to interact with content generated by other users of the medium.

 

[SKPC]

And this to the left is on the right and actually a coconut....social media is a new phrase and is meaningless....go for it! THIS is a website, nothing more, nothing less, providing a social experience only if you get together face to face to talk or ride bikes. Since you are so adept at letters and emojis, what does "LM stupid FA" mean? Proof the addiction drives you? I wonder what the newest and greatest "platform" is that you will next jump off of, falling fast towards what is under it. "Media"? What does "media" mean? We are doomed.

 

[The ZUCK]

<----- I created Facebook for one reason. To get rich and to maintain that wealth forever. I want to thank all Meta users for agreeing to allow me infinite access to your most personal data. I use this data to drill down into your lives and even go as far as record your deepest and most personal conversations. The products we create allows me to exploit you (which you agree too) by targeting your wallets. As you may know I have become extremely efficient at achieving my goals. So I'd like to take a moment to thank for the billions in islands,yachts,planes etc you have been a part of financing for myself and my family.

 

[GTs58]

<----- I created Facebook for one reason. To get rich and to maintain that wealth forever. I want to thank all Meta users for agreeing to allow me infinite access to your most personal data. I use this data to drill down into your lives and even go as far as record your deepest and most personal conversations. The products we create allows use to exploit you (which you agree too) by targeting your wallets. As you may know we have become extremely effient at achieving our goals. So I'd like to take a moment to thank for the billions in islands,yaghts,planes etc you have been apart of financing for myself and my family.

Changing your User ID is one of the many great features also! I would have gone with DUCK. He's no longer around so you could have taken over where he left off.