Police halt magazine sellers in Bluffton neighborhood

Two men were charged with illegally selling magazines door-to-door Saturday in Bluffton, Police Department spokesman Lt. Bryan Norberg said Sunday.

Door-to-door magazines sales are a common scam, and door-to-door salesmen in Bluffton must have a permit. Police are investigating whether the men were working for a legitimate company, Norberg said.

The men, one from Los Angeles and the other from Colorado Springs, Colo., were spotted in the Townes at Buckwalter selling magazines around 12:30 p.m.

Norberg said police believe others also might have been involved in the sales but were not located.

"You need to be aware of the company you're buying things from and be wary of who you give your information to," Norberg said. "You need to make sure you're really buying what the person is selling."

In February, Bluffton police were called to the Townes at Buckwalter after several complaints of people selling magazines door-to-door to raise money for a scholarship, a Bluffton press release issued at the time of the complaints said.

"Be wary of anyone who comes to your home to sell you things," Norberg said. "Be careful about who gets your information."

The two incidents are not connected, Norberg said.