01-09-23
Credit Card Fraud
Complainant came into headquarters to report a credit card fraud. Complainant states they contacted Amazon to cancel their prime membership and were advised that they would not be able to cancel due to there being two orders outstanding, the representative advised the Complainant they would need to link a credit card to an account and buy gift cards. The individual told Complainant they would deposit money into their account and then the Complainant would need to go buy gift cards with that money, which they did and then provided the gift card numbers and authorization to the individual. The individual then proceeded to tell the Complainant they moved more money into their account and they would need to go buy more gift cards. While buying the second set of gift cards and having contact from their credit card company, the Complainant realized they had fallen victim to a scam. Complainant was able to be credited for the second purchase, but not the money they used to purchase the first set of gift cards. Case referred to detectives.
Fraud
Complainant came into headquarters to report a fraud. Complainant states that while using their MacBook, it froze up and a message popped up saying to contact apple support and provided a phone number. Complainant called the number and the person answering the phone requested the Complainant download an App, Any Desk, so they could access Complainant’s phone to assist them with the…
