Kennesaw Police Seek Help in eBay Fraud Case
More than $12,800 vanished shortly after a Florida man wired the money to a SunTrust Bank account.
The Kennesaw Police Department is looking for a person of interest in an eBay fraud case. More than $12,800 vanished last month after a Ruskin, Fla., man wired the money to a SunTrust Bank account that authorities have learned was opened using a fraudulent passport. The Florida man told investigators that after he showed interest in buying a 1969 Dodge Charger on eBay, a female seller named Linda Caragan directed him to another website to start bidding on it. He won the auction, and someone posing as Caragan's attorney contacted him. The attorney, who identified himself as George Hallmatt, told the man how and where to wire the money for the final purchase. On Dec. 17, the man did what he was instructed to do. His $12,860 wire transfer was…
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