Crime & Safety
Trust in Craigslist Seller, Wired Money Soon Parted
A Darien man arranged to buy concert tickets for $733 from a seller on Craigslist, but after the money was wired through Western Union, the tickets never appeared—and 'James' the seller vanished.
A Darien man trusted an anonymous seller on Craigslist to send him concert tickets after $733 was wired to a Western Union office.
Well, you know how that ended (so far), since the story is showing up here.
Darien police gave this account of the particulars:
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On Thursday, the Darien man told police he had responded to a Craigslist advertisement for the concert tickets. Then he used the Western Union office in Norwalk to wire $733 to a person purporting to be "Brad James," purporting to be somewhere in New York City.
The money was picked up from Western Union.
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The tickets never arrived.
Western Union is investigating the incident. A complaint has been filed with Craigslist.
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