LANSING, MI — A Lansing-area man recently lost hundreds of dollars and a MacBook after falling victim to a Facebook Marketplace scam involving counterfeit money, prompting local authorities to warn residents about the growing threat.
The victim shared his experience in a local Facebook group, explaining how he agreed to meet with a buyer who paid him with what appeared to be real cash. The money turned out to be “movie prop money,” and the scammer had disappeared by the time the seller realized he’d been conned.
“The biggest thing obviously is to look closely at the cash to see if there’s something on it that will say something to that effect like ‘for movie production’ or something like that,” said Captain Andrew Daenzer with the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office…