Patti Shieh reports: Police have arrested 21-year-old Dayvon Clement in connection to numerous thefts of credit and debit card numbers in Pearland. He allegedly used a portable, battery-powered skimmer to get the numbers. Police looking for a pattern among ID theft victims discovered that each one had gone through the drive through at the Jack…
Category: Skimmers
NV: Police Seek Victims After Credit Card Fraud Arrest
Investigators are asking the patrons of three Southern Nevada Businesses to monitor their bank and credit card accounts in the wake of a recent fraud investigation. […] Arrested at his residence was Gevorg Gorj Kegeyan, 53 years of age of Las Vegas. Kegeyan was charged with fraudulent use of a credit card. In addition to…
AA employee accused of stealing credit card numbers
A former American Airlines employee at Mineta San Jose International Airport is facing 66 felony charges for allegedly stealing and using customer credit card numbers. Prosecutors claim Micheline Johnson, 49, of Concord, skimmed customers’ credit card numbers for several years while she worked as a customer service agent. They say she used those numbers on…
LA: Credit Card Fraud Ring Involved McDonald’s Employee Who Skimmed Cards
Investigators working as part of the Louisiana Financial Crimes Task Force have concluded a three month investigation into numerous credit card fraud complaints received from St. Tammany Parish residents. The investigation has revealed approximately 57 victims with an estimated financial loss of over $50,000 and has resulted in eight suspects facing numerous fraud charges. During…
CA: Arrest made in Laguna Beach credit card skimming
Claudia Koerner reports: Police arrested a 27-year-old Glendale man Thursday in connection with placing credit card skimming devices on gas pumps at the Shell Station on Pacific Coast Highway last summer, authorities announced Friday. Akop Tadevosovich Changryan is accused of using the devices to retrieve account information from drivers gassing up their cars at the…
CA: Three arrested for credit card fraud
San Luis Obispo Police arrested three people who allegedly stole $58,000 from at least 100 people by strategically placing small cameras and card readers at several county banks. For several months, police have been investigating local credit card skimming operations. On January 13, a Chase Bank investigator told police he had captured video images of…