SALINA – Law enforcement authorities in Saline County are investigating an alleged on-line scam.
Police in Salina say an 18-year-old from Reno County reported she responded to a Craigslist ad for a home to rent at 1431 Kiowa Street in Salina.
She told police she contacted the individual that placed the ad and was instructed to send $1,000 through Western Union to the landlord’s secretary in Brooklyn, New York.
The individual indicated that once the money was sent, keys to the residence would be sent to her through Federal Express.
Once the money was sent, the victim says she heard nothing further from the individual and the keys never arrived. She became suspicious and contacted the Salina realtor in charge of selling the home and discovered that she had been scammed.
Total loss in the incident was $1,000.