Crime & Safety
Person Tricked Out of $2K by Craigslist Ad for Fake Car Sale
The buyer sent the seller $2,000 in gift cards as payment.

A person responded to an ad on Craigslist for a car for sale and bought gift cards worth $2,000 as payment.
The person sent the gift card numbers to the seller between Oct. 30 and Nov. 3, but he or she did not receive the car and hasn’t been able to contact the seller, according to Hinsdale police.
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