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According to Tulsa’s Fox 23, Tulsa, Oklahoma police are warning truck drivers about a Craigslist scam to get drivers’ personal information.
The Tulsa Police Department posted on the Financial Crimes Unit’s Facebook page about a Craigslist ad for truck drivers.  The people who placed the ad for a driving job are stealing the identities of the drivers who respond to the ad, Fox 23 reported.
Tulsa police are warning drivers not to give out personal information. Â They said multiple drivers have fallen victim to the scam.
While the TPD believes that the ad originated in Tulsa, the advice goes for all internet job ads. Â Do not give out personal information without verifying the identity of the recruiter.
Update: Tulsa’s Fox 23 has reported the scam continues and police now have a suspect description. Â The con man is described as an older white male, 5’8″, with a “pot belly.” He drives a late 80s or early 90s gray Mercury Cougar with peeling paint and tinted windows.