February 28, 2008 -- A man charged with running an Internet fraud scam involving victims across the country was arrested in Fairview on Tuesday.

Michael Ogden was arrested at home on Mandaville Court.

Investigators believe the 26 year old has only been living in halifax for the past few months.

He is charged with six counts of fraud un $5000.  Alls are alleged to have taken place between November and mid February.

Mr. Ogden is alleged to have offered laptop computers for sale online and received payment from customers but never delivered the product, police spokesman Const Jeff Carr said.

Halifax police began investigating after receiving a tip from PhoneBusters, an RCMP operated call centre to report fraud, the officer said.  Mr. Ogden is also charged with possessing a stolen truck, which was recovered outside of his residence by police.

An Internet search revealed a web site, http://mogdenscam.blog-spot.com/, which is devoted to trying to catch a Michael Ogden.  The site contains many comments from bitter people who say they have been ripped off by someone claiming to be selling laptops cheap but who never delivered the goods.