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Man robbed during Facebook Marketplace meetup in Uptown

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A man thought he was taking a car for a test ride, but ended up being robbed at gunpoint near Downtown Memphis on Wednesday. Just before 6 p.m., officers responded to a robbery in the parking lot of the new Chick-fil-A on Uptown Street off Danny Thomas Boulevard. The victim told police they met the suspect at the location to purchase a black 2015 Infiniti Q50, he found on Facebook Marketplace. According to reports, the victim t…

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(WREG) – A man thought he was test-driving a car, but ended up being robbed at gunpoint near downtown Memphis on Wednesday. Shortly before 6 p.m., officers responded to a robbery in the parking lot of the new Chick-fil-A on Uptown Street near Danny Thomas Boulevard. The victim told police they met the suspect at the location to purchase a black 2015 Infiniti Q50, which he found on Facebook Marketplace. The victim reportedly test-drove the vehicl…

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Facebook Marketplace deal for Infiniti leads to robbery, police say

A thief robbed a man after agreeing to sell him a car on Facebook Marketplace, according to the Memphis Police Department (MPD).

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WREG News broke the news in Memphis, United States on Friday, October 10, 2025.
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