A Forestiere couple was scammed by a young man in Castries yesterday, when they attempted to sell a pair of wedding bands.
Melle Peters said she had placed an advertisement on Facebook with regards to selling the wedding bands and someone replied informing her that he is interested.
The individual told Peters that his mother “Christina Cyril” was interested in purchasing the rings for his sister, who is planning on getting married soon.
Peters said she decided to send her husband Greg, who agreed to meet with the unknown individual near the SDA church in Castries.
According to her, Greg called the number he was given and within a few minutes a young man who appeared to be in his early 20’s approached him for the weddings bands.
Peters said that her husband related to her that the young man said that his mother wanted to see the rings first, but told Greg that she was in church.
Greg handed the rings over to the young man, without first collecting the money. According to the couple, the young man took off with the wedding bands and never returned.
Peters said after realizing that he may have been scammed, her husband went into the church to inquire about him and his mother. Unfortunately, church members said they never heard of the name nor seen the individual that Greg described to them.
While Peters admitted that she made a wrong move, she said no one is to be trusted. Upon investigating further, they were told that the young man may be from Vieux Fort.
A formal report was made with the Central Police Station in Castries. Peters said the wedding bands are worth $2000. The couple tried contacting the individual countless times, but to no avail.
The individual’s Facebook user name is Ibe Kiki. His Whatsapp number is 715-1863 and his cell phone number is 728-7339. If anyone knows of this person, they can make contact the nearest police station or Peters on 729-9264.