That Craigslist apartment ad could be a scam!
Linden Police Department LINDEN — After a five month investigation, two people have been arrested and charged with theft by deception after they ran bogus Craigslist ads promoting apartments for rent, police said. Allan Betancourt and Myra Sullivan, also known as Marcos Cardenas and Mirna Grant, made more than $9,000 from “multiple victims,” police said. In August the department announced that couples from Linden and Elizabeth had been victims of the scam, combining to spend close to $5,000 on what they thought was an apartment in Linden. The Elizabeth couple, they said, paid $2,650 in cash, which they believed covered two months rent, and a lease agreement for an apartment on Cedar Avenue. Police said when the couple went to the apartment, the keys they were given by a man they knew as “Marco” did not work, and they were unable to contact him. The police department was able to contact the correct owners of the property who said it was not for rent. While the officers were at the apa...