Facebook Marketplace becoming hotbed for criminals

Thu, Sept 21, 2017 — We've all heard of people getting robbed while trying to sell items on Craigslist.

Facebook Marketplace has come close to overtaking Craigslist as the No. 1 site to buy and sell items.

Robberies are on the rise in Tulsa from that site and investigators believe they think they know why.  Sgt. Brandon Watkins tells us people get a false sense of security from Facebook that they didn't have on other sites because you can see the poster's name and face.

“What we’re finding is a lot of guys are creating a purely bogus deal,” Watkins said.

One of the latest examples happened at an apartment in south Tulsa. A seller had an expensive camera stolen from him.

Remember, never give a potential buyer your address.  It’s better to meet them at a police station.