Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Store error helps uncover credit-card scam

An honest mistake by Wal-Mart employees over the sale of a computer laptop led to the uncovering of a Valleywide scam that involved stolen credit card information, Chandler police said.

The tip to authorities came about 4 p.m. Sunday when Wal-Mart workers got suspicious about three men who claimed they had purchased a laptop only to get an empty box, according to police spokesman Detective David Ramer.

When police officers arrived at the store on Arizona Avenue near the SanTan Freeway to investigate the suspected fraud, the three men ran and threw a bunch of credit cards to the ground, Ramer said.

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