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Kyrsten Sinema is selling clothes and athletic gear on Facebook Marketplace, reports say

The independent Arizona senator is a prolific Marketplace user

The Independent UK

Mum saves more than £200 on toys for Christmas with one simple rule

The mum-of-two realised she and her partner were spending “hundreds” on Christmas and wanted to cut back

Wales Online

Mum shares how she saved £200 on her Christmas presents this year

Katie Tradie said she has always loved finding a bargain

Liverpool Echo

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Couple transform cosy cottage into Christmas dream grotto for just £75

They have spent more than three years renovating it and have finally been able to kit it out with Christmas decor

Wales Online

Thugs lured victim with false Facebook ad before stealing £3,300 and slashing his dad's arms with a machete

The pair advertised an e-bike, but took the money and ran

Manchester Evening News

Woman shares how she transformed her 'rotting' bathroom on tiny budget

Kirsty saved money by shopping on Facebook Marketplace

Liverpool Echo

Buy now, don’t pay later: how UK families are turning to freebies

Soaring inflation and a greater acceptance of swapping, sharing or giving away ‘preloved’ items is booming on sites such as Freegle and Olio

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Glasgow mum left desperate after crook conned her out of £750 with fake phone

Catherine McGill was conned by the man who charged her £750 for a fake Samsung S22 Ultra phone she was looking to buy for her son Patrick, 16, for his Christmas.

Glasgow Live

Mum's Christmas warning after she's conned by crook over fake £750 Samsung phone for son

Catherine McGill saved up all year for a Christmas present for son Patrick, 16, but the mobile phone she received was dubbed "one of the worst" fakes by an expert

Daily Mirror

Scots mum conned by crook over fake £750 Samsung phone for son's Christmas

Catherine McGill has footage of the crook who took her £750 for the fake mobile phone.

Daily Record

Five scams to watch out for on Facebook Marketplace

More than half of social media purchase fraud is linked to Facebook, according to TSB, from fake ads to phishing links

Wales Online

Experts detail five scams to watch out for on Facebook Marketplace as fraud cases soar

Scams on Facebook Marketplace are now the most common type of purchase fraud dealt with by at bank call centres, according to insiders, with experts giving their tips on how to avoid being a victim

Daily Mirror

From fake ads to phishing links - five scams to watch out for on Facebook Marketplace

More than half of social media purchase fraud is linked to Facebook, according to TSB. We warn you what to look out for

Chronicle Live

Waiter's important message, Facebook conman and lost city centre features

The ECHO headlines on Thursday, December 1

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Facebook Marketplace fraudster crashed into tree

Fraudster used fake £50 notes to purchase goods

Manchester Evening News

I travelled across Europe in a 15-year-old van I bought for £1,500 on Facebook Marketplace

Ryan Holland, 31, converted the van himself with the help of YouTube videos and Facebook groups

Wales Online

TikTok mum Maddy Alexander-Grout who overcame £40,000 debt urges parents to buy second-hand Xmas gifts

Maddy has only spent £30 on this year's presents so far

The Independent UK

Mother-of-two who cleared £40,000 debt is ‘giving Martin Lewis a run for his money’

Maddy Alexander-Grout usually spends £250 on Christmas presents, but has spent just £30 this year on second-hand gifts

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Liverpool Echo

Man scammed out of thousands of pounds after shopping on Facebook

One man thought he was getting a good deal but was in fact being scammed

Daily Mirror

Mum vows to NEVER buy 'silly' new Christmas presents for family again

Lauren, 24, saved hundreds of pounds this Christmas after buying second-hand gifts for her young daughter Polly and has encouraged other families to do the same

Daily Mirror

Young family left homeless after replying to Facebook Marketplace message issue warning

Kaitlin Clayton, 18, and Dylan Doherty, 21, thought they'd found the perfect new home in Southport to raise their baby Archie - but have been left with nowhere to live

Wales Online

Amazing princess room created by mum uses Ikea hack that saves hundreds

Some the room's key features are a dressing-up wall for all of her daughters’ princess dresses and a new carpet to match the theme of the room

ABC News

Facebook Marketplace scammer falsified bank transfers, Tasmania Police allege

A 22-year-old man allegedly falsified bank transfers to scam people using Facebook Marketplace out of goods worth more than $200,000, including cars, motorcycles and electronics, police say.

Edinburgh Live

Scottish wife gives away coffin after husband lives 'longer than she hoped'

The unusual advert for the coffin caused quite the reaction on Facebook Marketplace after the Scottish wife stated that her husband had lived 'longer than she hoped.'

Daily Mirror

Wife giving away coffin online after husband lives 'longer than she hoped'

Margaret Stables purchased the silver coffin during lockdown when her husband annoyed her while the couple were drunk but is now looking to declutter by listing it on Facebook

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