November 9, 2009
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News: CC Fraud; How Do They Do It? 22
A Scottsdale, Arizona, man stole his clients' credit card information to purchase movie certificate packages. Dwayne Johnson, a self pay rep for Banner Health, was arrested for allegedly stealing his clients' credit card information and racking up thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges. Police were able to track Johnson down when the manager of the “Reel Deals” reported that the company had received several complaints of unauthorized purchases. The authorities found a link between the customers and Johnson. Eight victims fell prey to Johnson's credit card fraud that included the illegal transactions in the purchase of a weight bench, computers, watches, plasma TV's, a surround-sound system, and clothing. The final number of victims has not yet been determined. Johnson is charged with aggravated fraud, trafficking stolen property, and computer tampering.
Criminals who have been involved with a gift, debit, and credit card scam that has been circulating through several states have moved their location to Hawaii. The Hawaii authorities are warning banks and merchants of the scam. The criminal attempts to make a purchase with a counterfeit card. When the card is declined, the thief asks the clerk to call a bogus 800 number that is printed on the back of the card to clear the matter up. The criminal's partner answers the phone and gives authorization to allow the transaction. Police have warned merchants to be on the alert for any suspicious activity involving these cards and asking consumers to thoroughly check their credit card statement for any unauthorized transactions.
A Charleston, W. VA woman was arrested for allegedly stealing a man's credit card to purchase several items amounting to over $3,000 from a television shopping network. Gloria Jones had the stolen card in her possession when the authorities arrested her. Jones placed several orders for jewelry, a TV, and other items through the QVC Home Shopping Network and used the stolen card information payment. QVC became suspicious of the orders and did not ship the items. Jones has been charged with credit card fraud. No date was provided on her sentencing date.