Event Brief
Florida Man Uses Fake Payment Slip to Steal Chain
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 15, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
Summary: A suspect met a seller on Facebook Marketplace in North Miami and showed a bogus Cash App confirmation screen for a $2,200 Cuban link gold chain. He asked the victim to record video while wearing the chain, then ran off on foot before the payment was confirmed. Police say the 26-year-old used a similar tactic in a June Marketplace theft involving a watch.
WHO: Cornelius Douglas, 26
WHAT: Allegedly stole a $2,200 gold chain after showing a fake payment slip and taking off while the victim recorded video; linked to a prior Marketplace theft involving an Audemars Piguet watch.
WHEN: Sep 15, 2026 at 8:28 AM ET
WHERE: North Miami
WHY: The theft was triggered by Douglas allegedly presenting a fake Cash App confirmation screen to convince the seller the chain was already paid for.
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