Buyer beware: Magazine scam under way in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN — Complaints from several West Side residents about questionable door-to-door magazine sellers has prompted a warning from police to report such suspicious activity.

Detective Sgt. Jason Simon said out-of-town sellers were in the Glacier View and Glacier Heights area Wednesday evening. He said the neighborhood has several elderly residents.

Simon said he tried today to contact Elizabeth Wood, a 19-year-old sales supervisor interviewed on the West Side by police, but didn’t get a call back. Reports show the young woman has a New York address and was driving a blue minivan with Texas license plates.

“People should just use common sense,” Simon said about door-to-door sales. “Ask what company they work for, ask for their company ID and get a receipt for the purchase.”

If you suspect something is amiss, Simon said to call the police nonemergency number: (330) 747-7911.

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