Craigslist Con Cost Home Seekers Thousands: Police
An Allentown man was charged last week with using Craigslist ads to scam Bethlehem apartment hunters out of thousands of dollars, providing fake leases for units he did not control, according to court papers. Gamaliel Rosado, 29, craigslist Lehigh St. Fabian Martinez. Rosado was charged with theft and receiving stolen property, both felonies. Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. To request removal of your name from an arrest report, submit these required items to arrestreports patch.
Daryl NerlPatch Staff. Find out what's happening in Whitehall with free, real-time updates from Patch. After getting the lease, Caban discovered that the property was owned by a Sandra Quiles, who did not place the ad nor give anyone permission to rent the property.
Quiles told whitehall that upon inspection of the property, she discovered that it had been broken into. On Nov. After that meeting, Davis discovered that the property is owned by Christian Gonzalez. On Dec. Walker later discovered that the property is listed by Cassidan Realty as a foreclosed home. Victim Philip R. Stark also replied to the ad for Broadway.
Cassidan Realty informed dating 1 year Whitehall and Stark that the property was not being leased, nor had craigslist authorized anyone to lease the property. Victim Ada Pringle responded to a Craigslist ad on Jan. On Jan. During the meeting on Jan. After that meeting, Pringle discovered that Seminole St. Jefferson told police that the property is up for sale and not for lease. He also said that the property had been burglarized and forcibly entered.
Craigslist eyewitness told police that he had spent a lot of time with Rosado and identified the phone numbers listed in the phony Craigslist ads as numbers on the two cell phones that Rosado carried around with him. Thank Share.