Men posing as furniture and appliance salesmen are scamming unsuspecting persons in the Three Miles area of St Andrew of large sums of money.

THE STAR has learnt that in recent times a group of men who hang out at a bus stop along Spanish Town Road have been approaching persons and advertising their so-called ability to get items of furniture and appliances at bargain prices.

The men claim to be employees of a number of companies which sell such commodities, and in some cases they are even said to possess fake identification cards which they use to verify their employment.

According to one victim, Maria Lindsay, she was waiting on a bus to take her to Spanish Town, St Catherine, on July 17, when she was approached by two men, both dressed in khaki pants and white shirts and sporting identification cards which suggested they were employed to a popular store.

She said the men told her they could get a back-door deal on a dresser for $10,000. After deliberating, the woman said she went to a nearby ATM machine and withdrew the money before going back to the men and looking to secure the deal.

She further said she was promised the dresser within the next three days but she is yet to see the men or the items.

She also claimed that upon going back to the area she learnt she was scammed after relating the incident to persons who told her she was not the only one to fall for the trick.

The so-called salesmen were missing when THE STAR visited the area yesterday, but a number of persons claimed the men have to always be on the lookout for those they have conned and, as such, they do not operate with a set time.

"Yea, man is a big thing out yah. Di man dem a con di people dem and a promise dem TV, computer, component set, furniture and dem thing deh. Mi deh yah every day and a whole heap a time mi witness dem a trick people," a security guard who operates at a warehouse along Spanish Town Road said.

A number of passers-by also claim to have heard of the men and their scam.

"Yea man! A di new lick out yah. A nuff people dem fool up. Mi cyaa believe people fool suh," one woman said.

When THE STAR contacted the Hunts Bay CIB, a detective corporal admitted knowledge of the scam, claiming the police have received information that the men involved in the act are from the nearby Majesty Gardens community.

The police say persons have submitted reports, at least four over the past month, and investigations are ongoing.