Scammers Trade Fake Cellphone For Cash: Oswego PD

OSWEGO, IL —A woman looking to buy a phone was scammed out of her money in Oswego last week, police said. According to a police report, the woman arranged to buy a phone for $600 over Facebook.

But after the money changed hands and the suspects left, the woman discovered the phone was fake.

The sale took place just before 8 p.m. outside an Oswego drug store, according to the police report. The woman reported the theft the following morning.

The police report did not provide a description of the suspects.