{"id":443072,"date":"2026-10-31T00:16:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T00:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443072\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T00:16:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T00:16:08","slug":"miami-woman-says-she-received-payment-after-initially-being-ripped-off-in-facebook-marketplace-deal-wsvn-7news-miami-news-weather-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/443072\/","title":{"rendered":"Miami woman says she received payment after initially being ripped off in Facebook Marketplace deal &#8211; WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">MIAMI (WSVN) &#8211; A Facebook Marketplace <a href=\"https:\/\/wsvn.com\/news\/local\/miami-dade\/miami-facebook-marketplace-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">scam left one Miami woman heartbroken and out hundreds of dollars<\/a> earlier this year. On Friday, the victim, who did not wish to be identified, said things have since changed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The scammed victim had agreed to sell a shelving unit from her closed-down family business now that her husband was sick in the hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She met the buyer through the application, and he arrived for the transfer on Sept. 18 without money; once the merchandise was loaded into his vehicle, he promised to Zelle the victim $250.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The money never came in, and the victim went to 7News and Miami Police to report the scam.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI wanted to cry,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Weeks later, the victim said a payment hit her Zelle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHonestly, I have to thank you and the Channel 7 News and the Miami Police Department,\u201d said the victim. \u201cThanks to you, this happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Days after 7News reported on her story, the victim says a relative of the man who scammed her reached out and paid the money he owed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe paid, sent me a Zelle,\u201d said the victim. \u201c\u2026So, thank you so much for your help.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since the family repaid the victim, she agreed not to press charges.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt was a happy ending, not only for the victim, but also the subject who, in the end, is not facing any charges,\u201d said Miami Police spokesperson Mike Vega.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He says he knew this would be the outcome all along.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd as I said, someone in your family is going to turn you in,\u201d said Vega. \u201cA family member is gonna see what happened and they\u2019re gonna be the ones that are gonna set him straight and tell him, \u2018Hey, do the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The victim shared that many people wanted to do the generous thing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo many people called and offered to pay me,\u201d she said. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of good people still out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vega believes this should be a lesson to those who do and don\u2019t do the right thing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNow, I hope that this is a lesson, not only to him but to others who are doing these things, that if you do the right thing, you have nothing to worry about,\u201d Vega said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vega\u2019s tips for avoiding scams on Facebook Marketplace or other online sites are to check people\u2019s profiles and see whether they have reviews. If they don\u2019t have any reviews, it is recommended not to do business with that person.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, if possible, participants in the sale should have someone with them during transactions.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 Sunbeam Television Corp. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p>\tJoin our Newsletter for the latest news right to your inbox<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI (WSVN) &#8211; A Facebook Marketplace scam left one Miami woman heartbroken and out hundreds of dollars earlier&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":443073,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[123,125,124],"class_list":["post-443072","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-miami","tag-miami","tag-miami-headlines","tag-miami-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}