Kijiji concert ticket fraud spurs arrest warrant from Airdrie RCMP

CALGARY – RCMP have issued an arrest warrant for a 29-year-old man suspected of selling fake Calgary concert tickets on Kijiji, and are calling on victims to contact police.

David Linfoot, of unknown address, faces six counts of fraud under $5,000 in scams that date back to August 2014.

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Airdrie RCMP said they’ve received numerous complaints involving victims buying upcoming Calgary concert tickets from the suspect outside of a Mackenzie Way apartment complex after finding the ads on Kijiji. The suspect provided identification to the victims, but the tickets turned out to be fake.

Linfoot is described as Caucasian, 180 cm, 73 kg with brown hair and blue eyes.

If you have information on the suspect’s location or are a victim of the scam, you can call Airdrie RCMP at 403-945-7267. You can call Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), or at www.tipsubmit.com and if you provide information to Crime Stoppers that leads to an arrest, you may be eligible for a cash reward.