FB MKTPLC SCAM
IN NORTHEAST OHIO, A FACEBOOK MARKETPLACE SCAM TARGETING A-T-V AND DIRT BIKE SELLERS HAS LED TO MORE THAN 100 CHARGES AGAINST THREE CUYAHOGA (kye uh HOE-guh) COUNTY MEN.
PROSECUTORS SAY ANTONIO ODOM, MICHAEL ATKINS, AND TIMOTHY NEAL CREATED FAKE ACCOUNTS TO LURE SELLERS TO CLEVELAND WITH PROMISES OF CASH THEN RODE OFF ON THE VEHICLES DURING TEST DRIVES. OVER FOUR YEARS, PROSECUTORS SAY THEY STOLE AT LEAST 55 ATVS AND DIRT BIKES -- WORTH MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND TARGETED MORE THAN A THOUSAND POTENTIAL VICTIMS. ALL THREE WILL BE ARRAIGNED LATER THIS MONTH.