Weston Resident Victim of Craig's List Check Scam
The following information was provided by the Weston Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Weston Police said that a resident last week was bilked out of $3,800 when that resident fell victim to a Craig's List check scam. According to the police log, the crime was reported at 2:08 p.m. on Dec. 7, and is logged as "Larceny, forgery, fraud." Police say that the victim was trying to rent out a property in Hawaii by advertising the property on Craig's List. An interested party contacted the victim and said they wanted to pay for the rental with a check. The rental itself was $4,000, but the person mailed a check for $7,800 and asked the victim to cash the check and return $3,800 to them, keeping the $4,000 for the rental. The victim cashed the check and sent $3,800 to the scammers, as requested. However, the bank subsequently …
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s brown
7:27 am on Friday, December 14, 2012
Who would even consider doing this since it smacks of scam in the first place, one does not need Craigs List for this. more ›