A Schuylkill County man is the victim of a ticket scam.

State police at Schuylkill Haven said a man from Washington Township, responded to an advertisement posted on Craigslist in which four tickets to a Philadelphia Eagles game were for sale for $500.He contacted the person selling the tickets via text message and agreed to buy the tickets.The victim was then instructed to obtain a Green Dot money-pak card and load $500 onto it and provide the number on the back of the card to the suspect.He did so and all of the money was removed from the card but he never received the tickets.Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call troopers at 570-739-1330.