Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist
Journalist @baltimoresun writer artist runner #amwriting Md Troopers Assoc #20 & Westminster Md Fire Dept Chaplain PIO #partylikeajournalist

Thursday, December 15, 2011

VOICE OF BALTIMORE: TV scam in Sun classified ad


LOCAL SECURITY GUARD  WIRES DEPOSIT
FOR NEW-IN-THE-BOX LARGE PLASMA TV
AT PRICE THAT'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE

Classified ad used to fleece unwitting buyers;
Consumer Protection Div. shows disinterest

How would you like to buy a new-in-the-box never-been-used 65-inch flat-screen plasma TV for under $400?
Sound too good to be true?  Well, maybe that's because it is.

Baltimore security guard Cynthia Green found out the hard way.  She answered what seemed to be a reasonable classified ad; talked by cellphone to the woman offering the television set for sale; and wired her a good faith deposit of $100.

That was the last she saw of her money.  The last communication she had with the seller (except for several hang-up phone calls).  And the TV set?  The TV set was never really in the mix.  ............

READ THE STORY AT VOICE OF BALTIMORE --- http://voiceofbaltimore.org/archives/1450

VOICE OF BALTIMORE: TV scam in Sun classified ad
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