A Pennsylvania college student is charged with posting fake online ads to lure victims and rob them.
Police say 22-year-old Corey Jackson of East Stroudsburg would use the free classifieds site Craigslist to find his victims.
Police say Jackson posed as a buyer interested in jewelry and stole expensive rings from the sellers, and offered the sale of a computer but took the cash then wrestled the laptop back.
Jackson is in Northampton County Prison under $75,000 bail on charges of robbery, theft, and related counts.
He also faces charges in Philadelphia in a robbery June 18, when police said he responded to an online ad, doused a man with pepper spray and stole a $14,000 diamond ring from him.
Internet fraud is very common these days. While Internet is very useful to earn and make money, it is also a very useful channel used by scoundrels and scammers to steal money from unsuspecting and unwary users. Keep this in mind, the Internet can be used to access personal and financial information. With the growing number of people doing Internet fraud, it can be hard to stop them, but by cooperating with the authority, these can be stopped.
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