2 arrested, $900K in electronics and gift cards seized in 'well-organized' nationwide phone scam
FONTANA, Calif. - Two women were arrested and nearly $1 million in electronics, gift cards and other items were seized in a "well-organized" nationwide scam in which the suspects allegedly impersonated IRS workers, authorities said.
Ailing Lu, 25, of Los Angeles, and Ji Hyun Lee, 25, of Gardena, were arrested in connection to the scam — believed to have impacted people across the country, police said.
CONTINUE READING BELOW An investigation began on Sept. 4 after a victim reported a phone call from a scammer pretending to be the IRS and threatened to arrest the victim if hedidn't pay the caller $2,200 in Target gift cards, according to the Fontana Police Department in California. The unsuspecting victim complied and bought the gift cards, gave them to the caller and later reported the incident to police.
Police arrested Ji Hyun Lee, 25, of Gardena, (left) and Ailing Lu, 25, of Los Angeles, (right) in a nationwide scam call investigation. (Photo credit:Fontana Police Department)
Detectives with the Fontana Police Department located where the gift cards were redeemed, a Target store in the Los Angeles area, and worked with the company's loss prevention team to locate surveillance video of the transactions.
Target's Loss Prevention Unit recalled another case in which Indiana University police were investigating a similar incident. It was later determined that the same female suspect allegedly conducted both transactions in California and Indiana, police said.
Detectives conducted surveillance on suspected locations and vehicles in theLos Angeles area and located several items purchased with the gift cards.
Search warrants were served on two locations, and authorities found approximately $900,000 in electronics, including iPads, digital cameras and smart watches, as well as gift cards and other items purchased with Target gift cards from unsuspecting victims, police said.
"It's apparent these suspects were well organized and preyed on the victims'fear of arrest across our nation," the Fontana Police Department wrote in a post on Facebook.
The public was encouraged to call local law enforcement agencies if they received a similar call and followed through with the scammer's request to purchase a gift card.
"As a reminder, no law enforcement or public agency will ever ask you to payin gift cards," the Fontana Police Department added. "We encourage the public to be wary of any ‘cold call.' They should scrutinize the information given to them. Conduct their own research to find a legitimate contact for the organization the person is claiming to work for and verify it's not a scam."
More suspects were believed to be involved in the scam, and the investigation was ongoing.
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发信人: bmwlover (此ID出租), 信区: Military
标 题: 卧槽，将军们平时接到的电诈电话主谋抓到了
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Mon Sep 23 22:30:20 2019, 美东)
原来是两个美女啊
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2 arrested, $900K in electronics and gift cards seized in 'well-organized'
nationwide phone scam
FONTANA, Calif. - Two women were arrested and nearly $1 million in
electronics, gift cards and other items were seized in a "well-organized"
nationwide scam in which the suspects allegedly impersonated IRS workers,
authorities said.
Ailing Lu, 25, of Los Angeles, and Ji Hyun Lee, 25, of Gardena, were
arrested in connection to the scam — believed to have impacted people
across the country, police said.
CONTINUE READING BELOW
An investigation began on Sept. 4 after a victim reported a phone call from
a scammer pretending to be the IRS and threatened to arrest the victim if hedidn't pay the caller $2,200 in Target gift cards, according to the Fontana
Police Department in California. The unsuspecting victim complied and
bought the gift cards, gave them to the caller and later reported the
incident to police.
Police arrested Ji Hyun Lee, 25, of Gardena, (left) and Ailing Lu, 25, of
Los Angeles, (right) in a nationwide scam call investigation. (Photo credit:Fontana Police Department)
Detectives with the Fontana Police Department located where the gift cards
were redeemed, a Target store in the Los Angeles area, and worked with the
company's loss prevention team to locate surveillance video of the
transactions.
Target's Loss Prevention Unit recalled another case in which Indiana
University police were investigating a similar incident. It was later
determined that the same female suspect allegedly conducted both
transactions in California and Indiana, police said.
Detectives conducted surveillance on suspected locations and vehicles in theLos Angeles area and located several items purchased with the gift cards.
Search warrants were served on two locations, and authorities found
approximately $900,000 in electronics, including iPads, digital cameras and
smart watches, as well as gift cards and other items purchased with Target
gift cards from unsuspecting victims, police said.
"It's apparent these suspects were well organized and preyed on the victims'fear of arrest across our nation," the Fontana Police Department wrote in a
post on Facebook.
The public was encouraged to call local law enforcement agencies if they
received a similar call and followed through with the scammer's request to
purchase a gift card.
"As a reminder, no law enforcement or public agency will ever ask you to payin gift cards," the Fontana Police Department added. "We encourage the
public to be wary of any ‘cold call.' They should scrutinize the
information given to them. Conduct their own research to find a legitimate
contact for the organization the person is claiming to work for and verify
it's not a scam."
More suspects were believed to be involved in the scam, and the
investigation was ongoing.
This story was reported from Cincinnati.
好像姐妹俩
脸色不大好，可怜见的
看名字一个是老中一个是棒子
【 在 sonice (老好人) 的大作中提到: 】
: 好像姐妹俩
: 脸色不大好，可怜见的
是不是最近电话没有了？
中国使馆的还没抓到呢
【 在 guyang (顾仰) 的大作中提到: 】
: 是不是最近电话没有了？
应该是，但长得真像啊
【 在 bmwlover (此ID出租) 的大作中提到: 】
: 看名字一个是老中一个是棒子
但是好像最近这几天消停了，以前每天接到好几个电话。
【 在 Huangchong (净坛使者) 的大作中提到: 】
: 中国使馆的还没抓到呢
为什么我看脸盘子就有这感觉
左棒右湾？
【 在 bmwlover (此ID出租) 的大作中提到: 】
: 看名字一个是老中一个是棒子
好像最近垃圾电话真少了些
右边那个是怎么了