Salina Post
SALINE COUNTY - A man was scammed and lost $10,000 after attempting to purchase an item from a Facebook ad.
According to the Saline County Sheriff's Office (SO) a 47-year old male reported of being scammed when trying to purchase a skid loader on Facebook.
The man reported on Friday, that on Monday, December 9th he saw on ad for the purchase of a "2011 Kubota SVL 90 skid loader." The man got in contact with individuals for the potential of purchasing the skid loader, which was $21,000.
He then made a wire transfer of $10,000 for the skid loader that was slated to come from Louisiana.
However, he never received the skid loader after several days and tried to get in contact with the people he was in communication with, which did not happen.
He then found the website from the ad was not legitimate, neither was the phone number.
Sheriff Roger Soldan informs the community to be aware of making a purchase on Facebook, and it is better to make one in person, such as paying the price upfront especially when using Marketplace.