“None of the names matched up,” she said. They wanted LaFleur to send money to a shipper, who would pick up the goods, and keep the rest, but it was all very suspicious. Then the checks started coming, for hundreds of dollars, far more than she was asking for. They would mail me a check with a tracking number, and they would like me to deposit it right away.” “They didn’t have time to come to me personally, so they said they would have a shipper come out. But she was getting upset by the strange people contacting her about the children’s gym shoes and other items she had listed. We found Destinee LaFleur getting her hair set at a local salon.

Want to sell your used children’s clothing, or anything else in your home, for that matter?īuying and selling apps like Letgo, OfferUp, Facebook Marketplace, and Wish Local promise easy sales.Īnd they all claim they are safer than Craigslist, as they focus on your community, and you can check the buyer’s online profile.īut one mom discovered that the same scammers who target Craigslist are now also targeting these selling apps via free online socializing.