(SIOUX LOOKOUT, ON) – The Sioux Lookout Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) would like to make residents aware of a fraud incident in the Sioux Lookout area.
A local resident was looking to purchase Winnipeg Jets season tickets from the online classifieds site Kijiji, when they were contacted by someone offering to sell them some tickets.
Money was provided to the seller, after which the seller terminated communication, and did not provide the tickets. The subsequent investigation revealed there had been other similar incidents involving the fraudulent sale of sports tickets on Kijiji.
Citizens are reminded to be extra cautious when making online purchases, and offer the following suggestions to prevent being a victim of fraud, as both a buyer and seller;
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