Business owner issues warning after almost getting scammed four times on Facebook marketplace

I’m a business owner and I almost fell for the same Facebook Marketplace scam four times in a week: Here’s what you need to look out forKayla Houlihan was almost scammed on Facebook marketplace Scammers demand money via PayID to ‘release’ funds back to the seller By Shania Obrien For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:29 EDT, 11 May 2023 | Updated: 05:29 EDT, 11 May 2023 A business owner almost fell victim to a Facebook marketplace scam four times before realising something was amiss.Kayla Houlihan, owner of cult favourite brand Tribe Skincare, recently tried to sell her television on Facebook marketplace.After only a few hours of posting an ad, she received four almost identical messages from buyers.Kayla found that all the deceitful messages she received used a similar script that consisted of someone else picking up the item and them using PayID to compensate her. Kayla Houlihan, owner of cult favourite brand Tribe Skincare, recently tried to sell her television on Facebook marketplace when she was contacted by scammers She decided to reveal how the scammers contacted her and what they said to help prevent others from falling victim to the fraud. Kayla shared a screenshot where a woman who was interested in purchasing
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