Solon Business Hit By Internet Scammers

believe a local technology business had more than $75,000 in merchandise stolen by Internet scammers.

Winncom Technologies, a company located on Carter Street that sells wireless networking equipment and servers, said that a man by the name of "David Graves" -- police believe it's a fake name -- purchased $75,621.65 worth of equipment using an American Express card.

But it turns out that the card belongs to a California man who did not buy anything from Winncom, according to the police report.

The items were shipping to addresses in Texas and Michigan. When police called the Michigan address, it turned out to be a private home. The woman who answered the phone told police that the equipment was shipped to her home as a favor for her boyfriend, who has met online, never met in person and that she was planning to marry him.

Other phone numbers used in the transaction couldn't be traced, according to police.

The incident is under investigation.