Crime & Safety
Oak Forest Brothers' Money Stolen By PlayStation 5 Scammer
CBS 2's Tim McNicholas reported Wednesday that if it seems too good to be true, it probably is.
OAK FOREST, IL (CBS) — The Sony PlayStation 5 video game system sold out quickly, but it’s still on holiday shopping lists all over Chicago. And one Oak Forest family learned the hard way — the market is rife with scammers.
Brothers Eddie and Paul Etayem are gamers. So when the PS5 came out last week, Paul, 18, tried to order it online. But Paul said Target’s website crashed under the high demand. So he tried Walmart — and that didn’t work either. Frustrated, Paul logged onto Instagram and saw someone with the handle “Medokicks” selling the console.