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Man’s Hand Broken, Car Stolen In App-Arranged Sale

The meet-up arranged through the app "LetGo" happened in a San Leandro parking lot and quickly went bad.

SAN LEANDRO (KPIX 5) — A man used the popular app LetGo to sell his car in what he thought would be a normal transaction, but he left the interaction with a broken hand and his car stolen.

Victim Erik Lau listed his 2003 black Mercedes Benz E320 on the app and arranged to meet up with a buyer in the Denny’s parking lot in San Leandro on Monday night. It was a well-lit public area that’s right next to a freeway.

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