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| 2024-00066297 |
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12/8/24 12:00 PM |
FRAUD |
SCARBOROUGH DR |
At approximately 2:00 to 3:00 p.m., the victim and his wife were in a public area. The victim had unknowingly left his truck unlocked and returned to find that someone had been inside. At 2:29 p.m., the victim was notified that $2,697.67 had been spent at the Apple Store. Shortly after, he received additional notifications of declined charges from his credit cards at another store. The victim immediately froze and shut down all his credit cards. |
| 2024-00066172 |
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12/7/24 7:55 PM |
SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES |
GALLERIA BLVD |
After work, the victim walked to her vehicle, started the car, and began looking at her phone. An unknown male, dressed in black and wearing black gloves, knocked on her window and tried to open the door. She ensured the door was locked but was too stunned to react further. Another male, also dressed in black, began pulling on the passenger door handle. Terrified, she put her car in drive and quickly left the parking space, stopping near Roseville Police Department vehicles for safety. |
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| Police Beat 2 |
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| 2024-00065700 |
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12/5/24 8:45 AM |
ELDER ABUSE |
SUNRISE AVE |
The victim resides in a nursing home, has dementia, and is unable to make financial decisions. The victim's power of attorney visited his home and checked his mail, discovering a letter from a bank he was not associated with. This was unusual because all financial correspondence is sent to the trustee, not his home in Lincoln. The letter revealed a $9,000 past-due balance on a credit card. Upon reviewing the charges, it was evident they were primarily online purchases from Apple, despite the victim not owning any Apple products. An investigation is ongoing to determine the source of the fraudulent charges. |
| 2024-00065547 |
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12/4/24 12:30 PM |
ELDER ABUSE |
LEAD HILL BLVD |
The victim received a text claiming her bank account had been hacked and her personal information compromised. Skeptical due to a prior scam experience, she questioned the caller, who claimed to be from the government. The caller instructed her to purchase four gift cards worth $7,000 using a federal Visa debit card. At Walmart, the victim attempted the purchase, but the charges were blocked. Walmart's loss prevention associates assisted her in contacting the Roseville Police Department for help. |
| 2024-00065555 |
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12/4/24 12:58 PM |
FRAUD |
SUMMERHILL DR |
The victim listed two bicycles for sale on Facebook Marketplace. A buyer (suspect) claimed to have sent payment but reported an issue with the Venmo transaction. A person posing as a Venmo representative contacted the victim, stating the buyer had paid $500 extra to upgrade her to a Venmo Business account. The "Venmo representative" sent her a check and instructed her to send back $1,000 to resolve the issue. After doing so, they claimed not to have received it and requested another $1,000. The victim complied and received a second check with an additional $100 for the inconvenience. They then asked her to pay using Apple Pay and Bitcoin. At this point, she became suspicious and stopped further payments. She sent $2,000 and retained $100, resulting in a net loss of $1,900. |
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| Police Beat 3 |
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| 2024-00067139 |
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12/9/24 11:06 AM |
FRAUD |
SHARP CIR |
On December 9, 2024, at approximately 11:06 a.m., the victim received an email confirming a “successful change” to his banking password. Shortly after, his iPhone went into airplane mode. Unable to use his phone, he went to the bank, where a teller informed him that $4,800 had been transferred from his business account to a new account in his name. The victim used the teller’s office phone to contact the fraud department, which assured him the account would be closed. He then visited the Apple Store to check for viruses on his phone. The Apple employee found no issues and recommended contacting the phone provider. At the provider’s office, the victim learned that a new iPhone 15 Pro Max had been added to his account. The suspect had canceled the victim's phone number, added a new number to the iPhone, and transferred apps via the electronic SIM card. Returning to the bank, the victim discovered the fraud department had failed to close the new account, which was now overdrawn by an additional $4,000. There was also an $879.20 online purchase at Best Reel Deals. The bank’s fraud department is investigating the incident. |
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| Police Beat 4 |
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| 2024-00065351 |
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12/3/24 12:44 PM |
FRAUD |
JUNCTION BLVD |
The victim received a call from someone claiming to represent “Suhbesi and Sons LLC,” offering to help him trade stocks. The victim agreed to pay $300, gaining access to an online account showing $301.64 in stocks. He received a receipt labeled "payment for service - $300." On December 10, 2024, the victim attempted to contact the company but received no response. He emailed them, expressing concerns and requesting a refund. A pending $300 crypto withdrawal was noted in his bank account. |
| 2024-00065336 |
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12/3/24 6:41 AM |
FRAUD |
HAMAN CT |
On December 3, 2024, at approximately 6:41 a.m., the victim received a call from a man claiming to be a Comcast representative. Believing the call was legitimate due to prior connection issues, she followed his instructions to reset the modem by unplugging it. He then instructed the victim and her husband to grant remote access through a pop-up window on their laptop. When they noticed new software downloading, they shut down the computer. The caller immediately called back from a different number, asking why they interrupted the process. The victim accused him of being a scammer and hung up. At 9:30 a.m., the victim’s husband discovered $2,000 withdrawn from their checking account and $9,000 missing from their Bitcoin/PayPal account. |
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| Police Beat 5 |
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| 2024-00800441 |
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12/8/24 11:51 AM |
Fraud |
Bridgeford Drive |
The victim was contacted by an official banking phone number and notified of a fraudulent credit card charge. During the phone call, which lasted about an hour, the victim participated in what appeared to be an investigation process. The representative on the call had access to the victim's banking history, and personal information, and requested a copy of the victim’s driver’s license. By the end of the call, the representative informed the victim that another bank, identified as Green Dot Bank, was trying to access their account, claiming it was also fraudulent. After the victim was asked to repeat a six-digit PIN code over the phone, the suspect accessed the victim’s account and withdrew $14,000 from their savings account. The victim’s bank is aware of the incident and has launched an investigation. However, the funds have already been withdrawn. It is now evident that the initial phone call was a scam. By using the victim’s personal information, the suspect gained unauthorized access to the account and funds. |
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| Police Beat 6 |
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| 2024-00065979 |
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12/6/24 11:55 AM |
FRAUD |
AINSDALE CT |
The victim owned a Porsche listed for sale on Craigslist, described as rare, in excellent condition, and valued at $28,900. An interested buyer arrived to view the vehicle, accompanied by another adult and a juvenile. During the inspection, the suspect was unusually focused on the trunk space and insisted on seeing it. While the victim showed the suspect the trunk, the second adult (Suspect 2) and the juvenile tampered with the engine compartment, spreading oil in multiple areas to make it appear as though the engine was leaking. They quickly closed the compartment before the victim noticed. After a test drive with the suspect, they returned, and the suspect requested to inspect the engine compartment. The victim was shocked to see oil spread throughout the engine compartment and inside the coolant reservoir. The suspect claimed these issues significantly reduced the car’s value and estimated repairs would exceed $29,000. Claiming to be a Porsche mechanic, the suspect offered to purchase the car for $2,900, insisting it was no longer worth more. After completing the transaction, the victim reviewed surveillance footage and saw Suspect 2 and the juvenile tampering with the engine compartment while he was distracted. The victim researched online and discovered that placing oil in the coolant reservoir was a common scam. A mechanic later confirmed that oil spreading in this manner was improbable and pointed out the engine compartment had been cleaned the week before for the sale. Attempts to contact the buyers were unsuccessful, as they had blocked the victim’s calls and texts. |
| 2024-00065277 |
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12/3/24 6:45 AM |
FRAUD |
WOODCREEK OAKS BLVD |
On December 3, 2024, at approximately 6:15 a.m., Roseville Police Department officers conducted a surveillance operation targeting EBT fraud suspects. During the operation, officers received real-time updates about fraudulent banking transactions. Multiple fraudulent withdrawals were completed at the US Bank ATM inside Safeway. Video surveillance identified the suspect making the withdrawals. Officers stopped the suspect’s vehicle as it exited the parking lot and found over $1,800 in $20 and $100 bills. The suspect was arrested for the violations without incident. |
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| Police Beat 7 |
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| 2024-00066245 |
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12/7/24 10:30 PM |
MAIL THEFT |
BRIGHT STAR RD |
At approximately 8:00 a.m., the victim went to collect her mail after being notified of an expected package delivery. Upon arriving at the mailbox, she noticed two cluster mailboxes were open, exposing all the mail slots. Upon closer inspection, she found that most of the mailboxes were empty, and her package, valued at $300, was stolen. Based on the last time she had seen the mailbox intact, the victim estimated the theft occurred between 10:30 p.m. on December 7, 2024, and 8:00 a.m. on December 8, 2024. |
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