MERRILL, WI (WSAU) — A Lincoln County woman fell victim to a scam involving an RV for sale in an online classified ad.
Officials say the seller of the vehicle requested $2 thousand in gift cards as payment, which the victim provided. After receiving the cards the scammers then requested an additional $1 thousand to cover the costs of shipping and insurance from Kansas to Merrill.
When the victim didn’t receive any additional correspondence with the alleged seller she did some checking and found the accounts of the seller on the site were disabled.
Officials say it’s another reminder that if a deal seems too good to be true it probably is, and always be leery of someone asking for payment in the form of a gift card.
