STROUDSBURG – A Stroudsburg man was busted last week for an online scam that netted him a large collection of signed sports memorabilia.

Pennsylvania State Police’s Fern Ridge barracks were recently contacted by the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office in Westminster, Maryland in regard to an alleged phone scam that counted at least one National Football League player as a victim.

The unidentified player stated that he was contacted by a verified Twitter account with the handle "MLB Pitcher." The two began conversing via text message, and "MLB Pitcher" requested game jerseys for his terminally ill cousin, whose dying wish was supposedly to receive the athlete’s jersey.

The NFL player mailed two game-worn jerseys to a residence in Stroudsburg, Jackson Township, the alleged address for "MLB Pitcher."

Shortly thereafter, the athlete’s agent found the game-worn jersey for sale online, and proceeded to contact law enforcement officials.

Members of the PSP Fern Ridge Patrol’s Criminal Investigation Unit and Forensic Services Unit executed a search warrant on the Stroudsburg residence that matched the address on Thursday, Feb. 27.

Police reported that various pieces of sports memorabilia – including NFL jerseys, cleats, gloves, balls, hats, pictures, Major League Baseball jerseys, baseballs, baseball cards, World Wrestling Entertainment championship belts, and various items signed by professional athletes – were seized during the execution of the warrant.

Micheal Daily, 24, was charged with a second-degree felony count of theft by deception, a third-degree felony count of unlawful use of a computer, and a first-degree misdemeanor count of identity theft. Daily was lodged in the Monroe County Correctional Facility, with bail set at $25,000 unsecured.

Daily’s preliminary arraignment in front of Magisterial District Judge Daniel Kresge was set for Feb. 28, and his preliminary hearing, also with Kresge, has been scheduled for 12:15 p.m. on March 31.

Police are advising that anyone who may be a victim of this scam should contact Trooper Tristan Bennett of PSP Fern Ridge at 570-646-2271.