This scam can be deeply frustrating, and it’s deceptively simple: You order an item, open the box and there’s nothing there. Scammers can trick you into buying an empty box by burying phrases like ...

No online marketplace is entirely safe, and scammers on platforms such as eBay motors can put your wallet in danger, or even your life.

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True story: there’s nothing more delightful than eyeing up a new pair of boots IRL and then snapping them up for half price on a resale app, like eBay, Vinted, Depop or Facebook Marketplace – or being ...

SPOKANE, Wash. - A Spokane man was scammed out of $2,000 online after attempting to buy a second car, only priced at $800 in Montana, using eBay gift cards. “It seemed at first too good to be true,” ...

Gift cards are one of the most popular gifts to give, but more and more, gift cards are being used as the No. 1 tool for scammers. Vanessa Hale learned that the hard way after losing $800 to a gift ...