SALINE COUNTY – Law enforcement authorities are investigating a pair of reported online scams.

A 52-year-old northwest Saline County man was the victim of a scam while attempting to sell a GPS unit online, according to Undersheriff Roger Soldan.

The man placed an ad on Amazon for the unit and clicked on a link, which to took him to another site.

A short time later, the victim reported he received emails from someone who said they said wanted to purchase the GPS.

Soldan said the two began exchanging emails on October 17th.
The victim was instructed to obtain an Amazon gift card in the amount of $670 and send the numbers off the gift card to complete the transaction.

After sending the numbers, the man realized he had been scammed and notified authorities on Thursday.

In another instance, a Salina man, while attempting to sell a garden tub for $440 on the website LetGo.com, was the target of another online scam.

Soldan said the 55-year-old victim was contacted by a prospective buyer on October 19th and was told he would be receiving a check in the mail to cover the cost of the tub.

The victim received a check in the amount of $1,810.35 and was instructed to keep $440 and pay the rest to a shipping company to send the tub.

The check, which was written on the account of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, was later found to be a fake.

The man did not lose any money in this scam attempt, according to Soldan.