Miami woman says she received payment after initially being ripped off in Facebook Marketplace deal
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A Facebook Marketplace scam left one Miami woman heartbroken and out hundreds of dollars earlier this year. On Friday, the victim, who did not wish to be identified, said things have since changed. The scammed victim had agreed to sell a shelving unit from her closed-down family business now that her husband was sick in the hospital. She met the buyer through the application, and he arrived for the transfer on Sept. 18 without money; once the merchandise was loaded into his vehicle, he promised to Zelle the victim $250. The money never came in, and the victim went to 7News and Miami Police to report the scam. I wanted to cry, she said. Weeks later, the victim said a payment hit her Zelle. Honestly, I have to thank you and the Channel 7 News and the Miami Police Department, said the victim. Thanks to you, this happened. Days after 7News reported on her story, the victim says a relative of the man who scammed her reached out and paid the money he owed. She