Colonie

Call it the case of the Phish phorgery.

Two brothers from Schenectady are charged with selling forged tickets to see the rock band Phish.

Colonie police heard Saturday from a victim who unknowingly purchased two fake tickets to an Oct. 23 Phish concert in Glens Falls for $200. The tickets were advertised for sale using the website Craigslist.

The ad offered floor seat tickets, and the sale occurred Friday in the Colonie Center parking lot.

On Tuesday, Colonie police investigators contacted the seller and made arrangements to buy more tickets.

A meeting took place in the Colonie Center lot, and police said they bought four more forged tickets for $350. The fakes are full-page printouts made to appear to be from Ticketmaster, police said. Investigators have not yet determined where or how the defendants came to have them.

Police said other victims of the scam may not realize the tickets they bought aren't valid. Anyone who thinks they were victimized should contact their local police department.

Carlton A. Turner, 27, faces charges in both sales. He is accused of two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and petit larceny, both misdemeanors.

His brother, Omar D. Turner, 25, was charged only in the sale to police. He faces one count of each charge.

Both men posted $50 bail and were released from custody.