Three people were assaulted and robbed in separate incidents after posting items for sale online and meeting the "buyer" in a car park.
Police said each victim agreed to meet their attacker in the McDonald's restaurant car park on Telford Road, Edinburgh, believing it was a genuine buyer.
In all of the cases the people had posted an advert on the Gumtree website to sell Apple computers or phones.
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