2 Accused of Selling Fraudulent Cruise Packages in Bradenton

Police are looking for two Bradenton men who they say have been peddling fraudulent cruise packages to unsuspecting victims.

Dale Lucas, 25, and Todd Kelley, 22, have been passing themselves off as representatives of "a well known Internet site" and claiming they are authorized to sell cruise packages or travel related services, the Bradenton Police Department said Tuesday.

Lucas and Kelley have been targeting locations along Manatee Avenue and Cortez Road in Bradenton, police spokesperson Capt. Warren T. Merriman said in a media release. The two men come in dressed as collared shirts and khaki pants or shorts, presenting travel packages and laminated marketing materials, Merriman said. They allegedly collect payment for the travel package and then flee the scene.

Anyone who comes into contact with the suspects or who believes they have been a victim is asked to contact Detective Troy Masterson at 941-932-9300, ext. 373.

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