A $50 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 purchased on Facebook Marketplace was revealed to be a modified Radeon R9 280 hidden inside a fake cooler.

Egy Facebook Marketplace-en vásárolt NVIDIA videókártya belsejében egy szétvágott Radeon lapkát és hiányzó alkatrészeket talált a vevő.

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An 18-year-old Edmonton man was robbed at gun point Monday by people who he thought were buyers for a Facebook Marketplace deal.

An 18-year-old Edmonton resident was carjacked at gunpoint during a Facebook Marketplace transaction on Monday, September 28, 2026, according to a report by Global News. The victim, who recently graduated high school and had saved for his 2006 Toyota Highlander, was helping his brother sell a pair of sneakers through an online ad. The brothers arrived at a McDonald's parking lot on James Mowatt Trail in the Rutherford area around 7 p.m. to meet potential buyers. While his brother was outside conducting the sale, a masked individual approached the teen in his vehicle, demanded his phone, and when refused, pointed a gun at him and ordered him to exit the vehicle. The carjacking was captured on video by someone in a nearby vehicle, showing two suspects entering the Toyota SUV and driving away. The victim reported that Edmonton Police Service arrived within 20 minutes of the incident. The next day, the victim spotted his stolen vehicle near an apartment complex on Cunningham Way and Cunningham Drive, just across from where it was stolen. He contacted police, but was directed to use the non-emergency line (#377) and waited an hour on hold before speaking to an officer. Police informed him not to approach the vehicle, but when officers arrived, the stolen vehicle had been driven away in Mill Woods. Edmonton Police Service confirmed they responded to the incident at 7:15 p.m. on September 28 and were dispatched again the following day. The EPS robbery section is investigating the case. This incident highlights ongoing safety concerns with online marketplace transactions. Earlier this year, police issued reminders about safety measures for buy-and-sell transactions after over a dozen robberies occurred during Facebook Marketplace or Kijiji sales within a month. In February, approximately 15 reports of personal robberies were received during sales of higher-priced items like cellphones and brand-name clothing. Police have established designated exchange zones at four Edmonton Police Service stations with video cameras to monitor transactions, though they caution that the feeds are not monitored 24/7 and stations are not open overnight. The victim expressed trauma from the incident, stating, 'I can't even sleep at night, you know, when somebody points a gun at you,' and emphasized his age: 'I'm just 18.'

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