Published: October 10th, 2008 01:47 AM
Last Modified: October 10th, 2008 02:08 AM
A fraudulent Craigslist posting has cost a West Virginia man $2,400 and has police in Anchorage looking for a suspect, but not because he posted the ad.
Anchorage police detective Sgt. Ron Tidler said he got a call about the scam from the Jefferson Country Sheriff's Department this week.
The West Virginia victim paid $2,400 for a 2007 Honda CBR 600 motorcycle -- a price that was to include shipping from Alaska, Tidler said. But the bike never arrived, and Tidler says it's likely the victim was duped by an overseas Internet scam.
The ad was posted by a man calling himself Jack Stevens. Though that is not likely the poster's real name, Tidler said, police found out there is a man named Jack Stevens in Anchorage wanted on a $2,500 contempt of court warrant.
"Unfortunately for Jack Stevens, his name now came up on our radar, and we want to talk to him," Tidler said.
Anyone encountering online fraud should report it to federal officials at www.ic3.gov, he said.
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