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Possible scam on FB marketplace

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mrsfeatherbottom · 11/12/2022 15:08

I put a chair on FB marketplace for free this morning and had a message from an account with a man's name asking if it was still available. I replied yes and then he sent back another message asking if it was like one he'd seen and sent a link to a search engine results page. I stupidly clicked on the link but saw the page and couldn't see any mention of IKEA (which is where the chair is from) so sent him back a link to the relevant IKEA page. No reply.

A couple of hours later, I suddenly thought , what if it is a scam. His account has no details and a picture of a woman. I immediately changed my passwords for Facebook, gmail and my bank and everything looks fine.

Anything else I can do? I feel sick and so stupid. If I didn't input any details, can they still get access to anything?

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PlaitBilledDuckyPuss · 11/12/2022 16:33

I'd suggest running a virus/malware scan on your device to be on the safe side.

mrsfeatherbottom · 11/12/2022 17:51

Some intensive googling tells me a known scam but seems to be to get you to click on the search engine for pay-per-click revenue rather than malware or anything more sinister.

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