An Anchorage man scammed into buying phony concert tickets on Craigslist decided he wanted to do more than file a police report.
Police say he advertised and found two other victims, and together they tracked down a suspect who has been arrested on forgery and theft charges.
"You better be careful who you defraud using the Internet," said Lt. Dave Parker, "because they might be more Internet savvy than you are."
The original victim paid $50 for a ticket last month to a concert by the band Daughtry. The ticket was bogus, Parker said.
The man went back to Craigslist, an online site offering free classified advertising, seeking others who had been ripped off. Two men responded.
Police arrested 21-year-old Shanda Barlow on Oct. 21.
She's charged with three counts of forgery and three counts of theft by deception. She also had an outstanding warrant for $10,000, putting her bail at $15,000. She was not in custody Wednesday. A message left with the public defender's office was not immediately returned.
Police say there may be additional victims and are asking them to call investigators.
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