Man unknowingly buys stolen car on Facebook Marketplace

Imagine getting a great deal on a car just to find out that it was stolen a month ago from an elderly couple. That's what happened to one Mid-South man. FOX13 went to the Better Business Bureau to find out how you can keep this from happening to you. READ MORE: fox13.tv/3PGlxhV
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[@Beatlearl]

And I was beginning to think Facebook Marketplace was a safer place than Craigslist because of the information they have on you and connections.🤔

[@rosesmith3971]

This exact same thing happened to me two years ago it was stolen by an old couple and it was a Nissan Sentra with only 60k miles on it I should have asked for the title ahead of time and I should have checked his ID and ask for service records but the dumb part was the car was only selling for two grand so I should have known I never got my money back

[@83goobmoonlight]

You better think twice before buying a used car, an dealership would be more safer than from the seller.

[@louismat319]

Daniel Wilkerson looks like an old angry version of Kanye W

[@blacpower4554]

so much about this story is lacking.. like that is a very nice looking car.. even the tires look great.. how does the theif have the keys for that car. how was the car stolen from someone's driveway (and we're talking about MEMPHIS here) w/o any damage done to the car and the keys with it. sounds like possible family member stole this car and sold it.. be nice to check the ip address from facebook of the person who place the ad to sell the stolen car.. whatever address you get, is where they live or where they used the computer to log into facebook..

[@michaellinseee626]

These things happen bc buyers r greaddy if u see a ad on a new in box iphone 14 pro max 1000gb price 500$ u got know that's a scam