Recent events have shed light on the perils that can accompany seemingly benign activities such as selling a vehicle online. A Facebook Marketplace transaction turned crime scene is serving as a stark reminder of the risks individuals face when dealing in the digital marketplace. The City of Socorro, Texas, Government utilized social media to relay the details of an aggravated robbery that occurred under the guise of a car sale gone terribly wrong.
According to the official Facebook post by the City of Socorro, on Monday, a victim was assaulted after arranging to meet with prospective buyers for his vehicle. The encounter, which began at the victim’s residence, soon turned into a nightmarish ordeal in the deserted expanses behind North Loop Drive, where a handgun and terrifying threats were used to commandeer the victim’s truck. What started as a prospective transaction concluded with the suspects fleeing in the stolen vehicle, leaving the seller stranded and in shock…