3 charged in FB Marketplace car theft scheme in Indianapolis

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis police say it was a coordinated setup; a scam in which buyers showed up to test drive cars they saw on Facebook Marketplace—snatching the title and driving off.

Jose Pacheco says it all started with a message on his Facebook Marketplace profile. A buyer messaged him interested in his 2012 Kia Soul.

“It seemed a little fast or strange to me at the time, because she immediately asked for my address, and I gave it to her,” Pacheco told 13News in Spanish…

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