Friday, December 21, 2018

International Credit Card Forgery Ring Busted

The Clinton Police Department issued the following statement.

On December 18, 2018, both branches of the Regions Bank’s in Clinton, Mississippi located cloned debit cards locked in their ATM’s. Thanks to the fast action of the Regions Bank employees, the Clinton Police Department was notified and the cards were confiscated. The cards were standard retail establishment gift cards that had been re-encoded with card holder victims’ information.

The card holder victims’ were not of the Clinton area. Numerous cloned cards had been used in the metro areas totaling an approximate $13,060.00. Through the investigation, it has been determined that most of the victims of this crime are located in the Memphis, TN area.

According to Detective Sergeant Nick Sprowles, “this was an easy case to solve for the Clinton Police Department, whereas this is typically a hard crime to solve thanks to the heads up work by a Clinton P.D. Dispatcher.”

A Clinton Police dispatcher located a news article out of WSMV_TV in Nashville, Tennessee highlighting three (3) suspects being arrested in Cheatham County, Tennessee on a traffic stop. These three (3) suspects had eight (8) credit/debit card skimming devices, 159 gift cards, other computer equipment, and a large sum of U.S. Currency. It is believed that much of the funds from the illegal operation have been transferred internationally.

Clinton Police detectives recognized one (1) of the three (3) men in the news article as being the man captured on Regions Bank ATM video surveillance using the cloned debit cards. In communicating with investigators of the Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office, detectives with the Clinton Police Department are learning that this is an extremely widespread organization, covering multiple jurisdictions.

Throughout the holiday season and as recently as today, Clinton Police detectives have patrolled the City of Clinton and inspected ATM machines and gas pumps to ensure that consumers are protected. Most, not all, gas pumps in the City of Clinton have been updated since the 2016 Skimmer case. The new gas pumps have added security and aren’t as easy to hack. With this recent group, the skimming device would install on top of the existing key pad of an ATM machine. This would record the card holders’ pin numbers, as well as the data on the magnetic stripe of the card.

Clinton Police Department detectives advise residents to be aware of the machines they are using for transactions. “If the machine or gas pump appears to have been tampered with, just don’t use it. Let the store manager know and proceed to use different methods of payment,” Sprowles added.

The Clinton Police Department has issued an felony arrest warrant for George Zica, 31 YOA. Zica is awaiting extradition to Clinton, Mississippi. A bond has not yet been set.



12 comments:

Eternal Debt said...

On the day of her funeral, being the 6th day since she had passed, my sister paid somebody else's $700 Entergy bill, and after spending the first night in the cemetery, apparently she decided to pay some one else's (or perhaps the same person as above) $250 Comcast bill the next day. At some point I guess I'll have to answer to her as to why I had the bank deny her future charges from Hulu. Convenience via technology, it comes with a price, don't it?

Can I sit next to Cindy Hyde Smith on the front row when the Clinton PD bring that fellow in?

Anonymous said...

JPD would still be scratching their heads

Anonymous said...

What are the odds that the perps are in the U.S. on expired tourist visas or are illegals?

Anonymous said...

what does "busted" mean in this context? I thought it would mean they caught the guy.

Anonymous said...

Could be a Gypsy. If you ever want to have an interesting conversation, Ask a cop about Gypsies.

Anonymous said...

Zica is Brazilian in origin. Could be illegal, or than again, just a thief. I'm sorry if I sound a bit brash, but these are the assess that need severe penalty placed against them, possibly removal of their dominate hand. Most of us live pay check to pay check and these thieves live off of us causing irreparable harm to bank accounts and/or credit.

Anonymous said...

Keep the borders open. To do otherwise is Un-American.

Anonymous said...

I know Forest Beard. He’s from Vicksburg. Stole from his family, got charges pressed against him then moved to south carolina and got arrested again. Then moved to Nashville to become an actor. We see how that played out. Not the most stand up guy.

Anonymous said...

Throw $25 billion of tax payer money down the drain. Anything else would be un-American.

Anonymous said...

Check out Forrest Beard's Instagram feed. That's one selfie-shootin' son of a bitch.
A narcissistic pretty boy like that is not going to like prison one bit.

Anonymous said...

Sounds to me like the DISPATCHER needs a pat on the back. Nice job, young lady!

Anonymous said...

Perception of crime.



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