Police Establish Designated Spot For Online Purchase Exchanges

Oswego IL

10 September, 2021

5:00 PM

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OSWEGO, IL — For residents who often make purchases on Facebook Marketplace or OfferUp, the Oswego Police Department has now set up a designated location in its parking lot for people to conduct online sales transactions. The area, located at 3355 Woolley Road, is also under video surveillance. "We encourage the public to take advantage of the purchase exchange location as one way to keep safe when buying and selling online," officials said in a bulletin item about the spots. "Please don't meet strangers at private residences or in areas that you are unfamiliar with." Police officers encourage people not to buy anything in an unprotected area and said buyers shouldn't disclose too much personal information such as bank account or credit card numbers. Police also recommend that sellers be wary of checks or money orders since they can be faked. (For more news and information like this, subscribe to the Oswego Patch for free. If you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app; download the free Patch Android app here. Don't forget to like us on Facebook!)