Fake craigslist jeweler busted

January 21, 2008 in Uncategorized by Trench Reynolds | 1 comment

Port Angeles man accused of Craigslist scam:
A scammer from Port Angeles, Washington was arrested in Seattle for buying jewelry over craigslist with phony checks. It seems that the suspect portrayed himself as a jeweler complete with the eye piece thingy and everything. He would have gotten away with it too if it wasn’t for those meddling kids, I mean sucker, I mean responsible and thoughtful citizen.

One man from Snoqualmie, Wash. was selling an engagement ring on craigslist for $5,400 and met with the phony jeweler who offered him $5,200 and paid with a business check. Of course the check turned out to be phony. The wronged man then e-mailed everyone on his local craigslist that was selling jewelry to be on the look out for this charlatan.

Someone from Seattle made contact with the phony jeweler and set up a ting where else? Why Starbucks of course.

When he showed up police promptly arrested him. He now sits in jail on charges of first degree theft, financial fraud, forgery and unlawful issuance of a bank check.

Remember folks, cash only.

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