JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is urging buyers and sellers on Facebook Marketplace to take extra precautions before meeting up after a spike in deals that have gone wrong.
JSO says it has seen 12 stolen dirt bikes over a nine-week period, with incidents typically happening in secluded park settings.
In a recently posted Facebook reel, the agency warned that sellers have been letting buyers test ride dirt bikes — only for the “buyer” to take off without paying. In some cases, buyers have also shown up with empty envelopes, pretending to have cash…