Help Texas Couple Charlotte & Ken
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Attached you will find the Omaha News Report regarding Charlotte Richie and Ken Posey. Charlotte and Ken are stuck in Omaha after a scam artist took all the money they have, in hopes of buying an RV to call home. I have created this page with their premission to help them sustain and hopefully find a new home, whether it be in Nebraska or to make it back to Texas. Currently they are homeless and staying in hotel rooms provided by Omahans just wanting to help. This will be a great way to help them get back on their feet and elimnate daily worry of shelter, food and etc. Please help if you are able to so we can show some great Nebraska friendliness and help our neighbors in need.
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -- A Texas couple thought their luck had changed when they drove to Omaha. Turns out their bargain purchase was a fraud; the address of an Omaha business was hijacked by foreign con artists.
Believing they finally got a break in life, a Texas couple sat broken hearted on the lawn of an Omaha business after learning the truth.
"When you are desperate you overlook things,” said Charlotte Richie.
Charlotte Richie and Ken Posey found an RV for sale online.
"I was going to have a kitchen where I could cook again,” Richie told Six on Your Side.
Emails told them the female seller was in the military and being deployed. The scammer said the RV belonged to a recently deceased husband and that was the reason for a low price of $2,000.
"There are such things as good things happening and we needed a place to live. We thought maybe this was our chance,” said Richie.
She used cash cards to pay the online seller.
"Every dime we had,” she said.
The couple decided to pick up the RV themselves so they wouldn’t need to pay a shipper any more money. The couple drove a 1994 Pathfinder, the only property they say they have to their names, all the way from Texas. It was a 14 hour drive straight to Omaha hoping to find their RV.
The shipper listed an Omaha address. 3506 Keystone Drive: that's the location for Steve Westerfield's business, but he had to tell the couple there was no RV. Scammers hijacked the address to fool victims.
"You are probably the 15th person we've heard from, only the second who has come in but it’s the same deal. They're cloning ads and using our address,” said Westerfield.
The humane society offered to provide feed for the couple’s dog and Westerfield gave them cash to get by for a few days.
“I'll make sure you get this back you,” Ken told Westerfield.
"You help somebody else out. I'm really sorry what happened to you,” Westerfield responded.
The Texas couple thought they'd leave Omaha in a home on wheels. Instead they're staying for a while, hoping here their luck will change.
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) -- A Texas couple thought their luck had changed when they drove to Omaha. Turns out their bargain purchase was a fraud; the address of an Omaha business was hijacked by foreign con artists.
Believing they finally got a break in life, a Texas couple sat broken hearted on the lawn of an Omaha business after learning the truth.
"When you are desperate you overlook things,” said Charlotte Richie.
Charlotte Richie and Ken Posey found an RV for sale online.
"I was going to have a kitchen where I could cook again,” Richie told Six on Your Side.
Emails told them the female seller was in the military and being deployed. The scammer said the RV belonged to a recently deceased husband and that was the reason for a low price of $2,000.
"There are such things as good things happening and we needed a place to live. We thought maybe this was our chance,” said Richie.
She used cash cards to pay the online seller.
"Every dime we had,” she said.
The couple decided to pick up the RV themselves so they wouldn’t need to pay a shipper any more money. The couple drove a 1994 Pathfinder, the only property they say they have to their names, all the way from Texas. It was a 14 hour drive straight to Omaha hoping to find their RV.
The shipper listed an Omaha address. 3506 Keystone Drive: that's the location for Steve Westerfield's business, but he had to tell the couple there was no RV. Scammers hijacked the address to fool victims.
"You are probably the 15th person we've heard from, only the second who has come in but it’s the same deal. They're cloning ads and using our address,” said Westerfield.
The humane society offered to provide feed for the couple’s dog and Westerfield gave them cash to get by for a few days.
“I'll make sure you get this back you,” Ken told Westerfield.
"You help somebody else out. I'm really sorry what happened to you,” Westerfield responded.
The Texas couple thought they'd leave Omaha in a home on wheels. Instead they're staying for a while, hoping here their luck will change.
Organizer and beneficiary
Amber Matthews
Organizer
Lincoln, NE
Ken Posey
Beneficiary
