The man told Winchester police last Thursday he fell victim to a Craig’s List scheme after responding to an ad he found on the popular Web site.
The source of the ad, a man named “Jeff Feldmen,” allegedly directed him to cash in “money grams” and send them to a third party in Cambodia, according to the report.
After withdrawing money from a Winchester Bank of America branch, and forwarding it as he was told, the man was notified that the money grams were fraudulent.
The man reported later that another check arrived in the mail, with instructions to again forward the money. This time, he was asked to send it to a man in Rialto, Calif. The check was later found to be fraudulent as well.
The Winchester resident told police he lost $1,500 from his unknowing involvement in the scheme.
On May 22, a Mayflower Road man reported a similar crime to police.
According to police reports, he responded to a Craig’s List ad that asked him to sign his name on checks, cash them and forward them to a list of names.
The Winchester man called Bank of America, the bank under which the account was drawn. He found out the account was real, but the name on the account differed from his recent employer’s.
He called police, who then used the checks and addresses as evidence.
Winchester police did the same in the Elm Street man’s case. Police also told him to contact Craig’s List and credit reporting agencies to prevent his identity from being stolen.
However, police also told him there was little he could do to retrieve his $1,500, according to the report.
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