'I had no reason to doubt any of it, they all seemed so professional on Facebook - now I'm out thousands'
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA beauty therapist is thousands of pounds out of pocket after she fell victim to Facebook Marketplace scammers who sold her a garden office which was never delivered.
Lucy Fletcher, 46, bought a £3,600 ready built shipping container office from a man after spotting the listing online. She wanted to upgrade to her beauty therapy studio so she could offer laser hair removal.
She burned her previous out-house studio to make way for the new one - but then lost out on work when it never arrived. She transferred the cash after exchanging messages and phone calls and receiving official looking invoices on business headed paper. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. But the office was never delivered and now she's out of pocket for the £3,600 office, loss of earnings, and buying and converting a new container.
Now her bank will only refund half the amount. Lucy, from Evesham, Worcester, is speaking out after a recent study showed the number of scams on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp surging.
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