Duluth Man Paid For iPhone, Got a Rock

DULUTH, GA -- A Duluth man thought he was buying an iPhone last week. Instead, he bought a rock.

In a Facebook post, Duluth Police said the man met the supposed online seller in the parking lot of a restaurant on Pleasant Hill Road.

The seller pulled up in his vehicle, took the man’s money, handed him an iPhone box, then sped off.

When the man opened the iPhone box, police say, it contained only a rock.

The police department is using the theft as an opportunity to remind people to be careful when making person-to-person purchases online. They even offered a venue that may make potential scammers think twice.

“You are welcome to conduct online transactions here in the safety of our police department,” the post said. “Our parking lot/lobby are under video surveillance and our officers are always close by.”