Ticket Scam. The
Edmonds Police Department is looking for a suspect in a ticket scam. In March,
a male suspect sold tickets to the Justin Bieber concert in Seattle, through craigslist,
to an Edmonds family. When the children showed up to the concert, they were
informed that the tickets were fake and were not let into the concert. The
father met the suspect at a Safeway in Edmonds to conduct the transaction.
The Edmonds Police Department recommends that when you
consider contacting a seller (or a buyer) through online services such as craigslist
take the following precautions:
·
Meet the individual in a public place with
plenty of people around. People have been robbed during transactions like this.
·
If you are buying tickets for a concert, a game,
etc. go through a reputable vendor. It may be a little more expensive, but if
the price being offered seems to be too good to be true, it probably is.
Edmonds police have video of the suspect which you can see
at the link below. If you know who this suspect is, please call 911 or leave
your tip online at http://www.edmondswa.gov/police/anonymous-tip.html.
My Edmonds News:
IRS Scam. With income tax filings due on Monday, the IRS scam
continues hot and heavy. National Public Radio recently broadcast audio of a
real life scammer impersonating an IRS agent. Listen to this segment. It gives
a good analysis of what is going on.
National Public Radio:
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