Crime & Safety
Bath Resident Conned by Craigslist Scam: Police Blotter
The following information was provided by the Bath Township Police Department
A West Bath Road resident trying to sell some items on craigslist.com was apparently scammed out of $866 by an unscrupulous buyer.
A report said the would-be buyer emailed the seller, asking for $866 in shipping costs and Western Union fees, which the seller sent.
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But the buyer then continued to email demands for more money, saying he couldn't complete the transaction without additional cash.
Scam of Another Kind
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Two local businesses reported finding counterfeit money in their cash drawers March 14.
Taco Bell on Medina Road and Speedway on Cleveland-Massillon Road both discovered fake $20 bills.
Police turned the bills over the the U.S. Secret Service, which investigates counterfeiting crimes.
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