Local Man Loses $4,400 In Internet Scam
Local Man Loses $4,400
In Internet Scam
Police report that a local man lost $4,400 in an Internet scam in which he made payment for a used motorcycle that he never received.
Police said this week the unidentified man sent $4,400 on January 15 through Western Union for what he believed was a legitimate eBay Internet sale of a used 2003 Harley-Davidson âFatboyâ motorcycle.
The purported seller had stolen an eBay identification code to advertise the motorcycle on the eBay website, police said.
The purported seller used fraudulent âSquare Tradeâ email forms that instructed the buyer to transmit the money to a Western Union branch in Ireland, police said.
Police said that neither eBay or Square Trade use Western Union, MoneyGram, or wire transfer for their transactions.
The $4,400 was picked up at a Western Union branch on January 16 in Israel, police said. The motorcycle was never delivered.
Police said the purported seller used fraudulent names, sale items, email addresses, and web pages to deceive the buyer. Patrol Officer Leonard Penna investigated the case.