\Salina Post

SALINA — A 61-year-old Salina man reported losing $2,500 in an Internet scam. The man found a travel trailer he wanted to buy on Craigslist and made contact via email with the purported seller.

The man was instructed to pay for the trailer with a PayPal money card for $2,500.

The man called a phone number (855) 781-2029 on July 26th and gave the number on the card as payment. He was told he would be notified when the trailer was going to be shipped

The man contacted police when his, emails were rejected and there was no answer at the phone number. Capt. Mike Sweeney with the Salina Police Department said a check found the telephone number was allegedly connected to other scams.