February 3, 2010
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News: CC Fraud; How Do They Do It?34
Los Angeles (LA), California police are warning residents to protect their belongings by not leaving them remain in their locked cars. Personal belongings left in cars are prey for thieves even when they are locked. An LA woman learned her lesson the hard way when she left her purse with credit cards and all locked in her car. When she returned to her car, she discovered a thief had busted the window and ran away with her purse and all. Before the victim could report the incident, the thief had already used her credit card to fill up his gas tank. The man was caught on surveillance video filling up his truck with the stolen credit card. He is described as a Hispanic, medium height and weight, in his late teens or early 20's. He was wearing a baseball cap and drove an early 1990's Suburban or Yukno SUV. The thief had a passenger in his vehicle that was also described as a Hispanic man.
In Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a young woman was charged with nine felonies for alleged theft including credit card theft after seducing two Sheboygan men. A warrant was issued for Brittney Cole after a man said he was picked up by Cole and two other women who drove him around town and took advantage of him in an intoxicated state. He stopped at an ATM where he withdrew money and claims the women watched as he entered his PIN number. The victim later realized that two of his debit cards and a credit card were missing from his wallet. He immediately notified the banks; however, the women had already racked up nearly $1,000 in fraudulent transactions. Cole remains at large and faces 31 years in prison if convicted.
In Greenwich Township, New Jersey, authorities have arrested three men in connection to a credit card scam attempt at Target. James Bigson, Royal Frederic, and Amenophis Alleyne allegedly tried to scam the store, but a security officer became suspicious and called the police. Gibson was said to have impersonated a police officer from South Carolina. While being questioned by police, he flashed a fake badge saying he was a corrections officer. All three men are in the jail in lieu of $35,000 bail each with no 10% provision.