Fake money used to buy iPhone 15 in Guelph

An iPhone was photographed in this undated file image. (Athena Sandrini/Pexels.com)

Police have put out another warning about buying and selling items online after fake money was used to buy a real iPhone.

A victim told the Guelph Police Service he listed an iPhone 15 Pro for sale online Wednesday night. A buyer came to his home later that same day to buy the phone. The seller admitted he was suspicious of the bills he was handed at the time, but accepted them after the buyer insisted they were legitimate.

When the victim went inside and got a better look, he realized his suspicions had been correct and he was holding seven fake $100 bills.

The buyer had, by then, deleted his Facebook account.