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HOUSTON — With spring rental season heating up, scammers are finding new ways to target apartment hunters, and one man says he lost $1,500 to a fake listing on Facebook Marketplace.

Demetria Latimer, 59, of Warren, Michigan, was charged with organized scheme to defraud involving more than $50,000 and grand theft over $20,000.

“TJ Finley was a victim of a Facebook Marketplace scam,” the statement read. “He purchased a used pickup truck from an individual who presented himself as John Spillway, representing ...

The Lincoln Police Department is investigating a recent spike in internet scams involving Facebook Marketplace.