STUART, Fla. (CBS12) — The booming market for Pokémon cards is creating new opportunities for collectors, but Martin County deputies say it is also drawing scammers who are selling counterfeits through online marketplaces.
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office is investigating two separate cases involving fake Pokémon cards after victims reported losing a combined $1,200 in deals arranged through Facebook Marketplace.
In the first case, deputies said a collector met a seller at a local gas station in Hobe Sound to trade nine Pokémon cards and cash. Investigators said the seller rushed through the transaction and left before the cards could be inspected. Once home, the victim realized the cards were counterfeit, and the seller blocked him online…