A 28-year-old Schuylkill Haven woman is facing criminal charges after police say she scammed Montgomery County residents who paid her for what they believed were Philadelphia Eagles game tickets.
The Lower Providence Twp. Police Department charged Kaitlyn Faust, of 515 Schuylkill St., after she reportedly scammed Montgomery County residents by posing as a member of the Eagles Autism Foundation and offering to sell discounted game tickets last fall.
One victim, from Worcester Twp., told police that a co-worker had given her the contact information of a woman named Kaitlyn Faust, who was reported to work for the Eagles Autism Foundation and could provide a discount on game tickets. In late July and early August, she sent Faust $750 via Apple Cash for three tickets to the Week 1 game against the Dallas Cowboys, but never got the tickets, police said.
After she made the payments, the woman began receiving fraudulent emails from someone named Brooke Myers who purported to work with Faust at the foundation. The emails said that the woman would receive the tickets later through a ticket portal.
Police said that Faust defrauded another victim, a male resident of Bridgeport, of $400 for what he believed were two game tickets and a field pass for a game against the Los Angeles Rams. The tickets were purchased through Cash App from a woman who had identified herself as Kaitlyn Faust on Facebook.
A third victim, from Upper Merion Twp., said he paid the defendant $600 for tickets and a field pass to the Eagles vs. Cowboys game.
Two additional victims, from Lower Providence Twp., were robbed of $170 each for tickets to Eagles vs. Broncos game.
Faust faces misdemeanors of theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking and receiving stolen property.
She was arraigned by Magisterial District Judge Cathleen K. Rebar, Collegeville, who initially set bail at $75,000 unsecured, but decreased it shortly afterward to $7,500 upon agreement from parties, according to court records.
A preliminary hearing for the defendant is scheduled for May 19.