Citizens are once again urged to be wary of scams being perpetrated on social media platforms such as Facebook.
This, after one man was arrested by officers of the Arima Criminal Investigations Department (CID), yesterday, for allegedly obtaining money in the sum of $35,000 by false pretence.
A 47-year-old victim reported to police that in November 2022, he saw an advertisement on Facebook for the sale of property at Wallerfield, Arima. He claims that on November 16th, 2022, he met with a man and purchased the property for the sum of $35,000.
The victim claims that the rightful owner of the property subsequently approached him with documentation, saying that he never gave anyone permission to sell or conduct business on his behalf for his property.
A report was made to the Arima CID and an anti-crime exercise conducted between 3 pm and 6 pm, on Thursday 8th December, 2022.
The exercise resulted in officers arresting a 28-year-old Wallerfield man in connection with the matter.
Investigations are ongoing.
Citizens are reminded to make the relevant ownership checks before purchasing land or houses from vendors on Facebook.
If you are the victim of a social media scam, please make a report to the nearest police station.
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