What was supposed to be a straightforward car purchase on Facebook Marketplace has turned into a costly mess for two metro Atlanta families, one of them a single mother who says she is now out both a vehicle and thousands of dollars.
Police say a 2016 Hyundai Sonata was sold twice on the same day, with one buyer losing the car and $5,000 in cash and the other stuck with a bounced $7,000 check. Officers have since recovered the vehicle and opened an investigation, leaving buyers and sellers across the area rattled about what really happens in those parking lot car deals.
Single Mom Says Her New Ride Vanished Overnight
According to Atlanta News First, Atlanta single mother Neshia Brown said she paid $5,000 in cash for the 2016 Sonata on February 28 after finding it listed on Facebook Marketplace.
Just days later, Brown said she learned the car had been reported stolen. The vehicle was taken back, and she was left without the money or the transportation she thought she had secured for her family…