Internet Fraud, Quick-Change Scams Reported to Police

Two scams—Internet fraud and a quick-change scheme—were reported Oct. 19 to .

A resident questioned police about two checks he received as payment for items he was selling on eBay. The checks totaled more than the cost of the items he was selling, and the buyer told him to cash the checks and return the difference to out-of-state locations.

Police told him this was a scam (in which the checks are bad, and the seller is out any money he sent back.) The resident did not cash the checks, police said.

A business on the 100 block of Burr Ridge Parkway lost $50 from the check-out register at about 5:21 p.m. in what police said was a quick-change scam. Police said this type of scam involves someone handing an employee a large-denomination bill and then asking for different types of change, confusing the worker and walking off with more money than the person had originally.  An investigation is pending, police said.

Minibike complaints

Police responded at about 6:42 p.m. and 6:54 p.m. Oct. 18 to complaints of kids riding minibikes in the road near the 6600 block of Shady Lane. Police told the youths to stop. 

Argument stopped

Police were called to the 6800 block of Fieldstone Drive at about 10:34 a.m. Oct. 19 and said they found two members of a homeowners association arguing. No arrests were made.

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