Woman one of several hit by Facebook Marketplace thefts in Georgetown

GEORGETOWN, Ky. (FOX 56) β€” A $620 sale on Facebook Marketplace turned out to be too good to be true for Lucy Leszczynski, who is now out of an iPhone 15 Pro.

It started when a prospective buyer asked her if she could meet in Georgetown for an exchange, but then stopped contact. Then a week later, another messenger asked the same thing, even offering gas money.

β€œIt was an abandoned duplex. I mean, like, when I got there, I was kind of hesitant, which I should have been; I guess it was my better instinct, but the grass was overgrown, windows were boarded up,” Leszczynski said…

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