A Madison man surrendered himself to police after having allegedly defrauded college students by selling fake parking permits for a Meriter Hospital lot.
According to a Madison Police Department incident report, the man, 21-year-old Jamil Abdel-Hamid, sold hundreds of dollars worth of fake passes to students through Craigslist.
The hospital notified police when people with fake passes began parking on the parking ramp.
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The majority of the victims were college students who paid $70 a month for a spot.
According to the report, the rip-off parking passes were identifiable because of their small print and often incorrect numbers.
The suspect was booked and released on tentative fraud charges.
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