#credit-card-fraud

#credit-card-fraud

PETTY THEFT: 10:18 a.m. on Union Avenue. Someone stole a black and gray Trek FX1 bicycle. The total loss is around $800. PETTY THEFT: 2:46 p.m. at 7-11 on North Santa Cruz Avenue. A woman said her boyfriend's Uber took off with his belongings. The loss was about $500 and consisted of a bag, keys, Airpods, charger and clothes. She said she tried to contact Uber, but no one had responded to her.

"The victim stated she was boxed in with nowhere to go, her back against a car and they wouldn't take 'no' for an answer," the police report stated.

On July 3, a woman reported about $100 of fraudulent charges on her card after a visit to Chuck E Cheese, tracing activity to a specific employee.

A Chuck E. Cheese employee in Tallahassee, Florida, dressed as Chuck E. Cheese was arrested on multiple credit card felonies, including identity theft and fraudulent use of a credit card.

You shouldn't have to pay for this, but not for the reasons you think. You did everything right by reporting the theft to your bank, the merchant, and the police. You also kept a detailed record of your communication, which is important.

A woman used a stolen credit card to make six purchases, totaling $701, at stores in East Patchogue, Bellport, and Mastic, on May 7.

In the final hours of a recent trip to the Baja California Peninsula, I found myself at the final place on my Mexican tourist itinerary: Gasolinera Pemex off Highway 1 near the airport.