A Burns Harbor woman faces seven misdemeanor fraud charges after, according to court documents, she scammed buyers online from Roseville, California, to Lexington, North Carolina, who purchased everything from Pokémon cards to pants from a sporting goods store.
He and Bissonette messaged each other “in regards to the cards being fake at which time she claims the cards were listed as, ‘Custom made’.” The man, according to charges, asked for a refund and said he would pay for return shipping but Bissonette refused. The woman contacted Bissonette “via text message telling her she was disappointed, and asked for a refund if she returned the earrings. However, never replied,” documents stated.
“She stated that he had the wrong package and that his package was sent to someone else and that he had their package,” documents said, adding Bissonnette also said there were two tracking numbers but the UPS Store said he had the correct tracking number.The man messaged Bissonette that he knew he got scammed “and just to make it right and return his money.” Bissonette, according to the charges, blamed UPS.