Police in Boston are investigating a scam involving three men who allegedly posed as charity fundraisers to take credit cards and phones from victims, charging thousands of dollars in the process.According to police, the three men told the victims they were collecting donations for their recently deceased brother, but used the victims’ phones or credit cards to send themselves thousands of dollars. Two people fell victim to this scheme in a Walgreens parking lot, police said.One victim reported that the suspects claimed to be from the city but did not show identification. Instead, they took her phone to display their credentials and demanded her credit card, charging $5,000 instead of the $5 they requested.”I’ve never seen that before. I’ve been here for like three or four years and I’ve never seen anybody try to scam anybody on these streets, so it’s kind of different,” said Kyle Brandao, of South Boston. “Hopefully somebody finds them because nobody wants to get robbed anymore.”Police said the same type of scheme was also used at the Whole Foods in the South End. The victim there reported that she was surrounded by the three suspects and that they would not take no for an answer.Police reported that the suspects attempted to steal a total of $24,000 from three victims.
Police in Boston are investigating a scam involving three men who allegedly posed as charity fundraisers to take credit cards and phones from victims, charging thousands of dollars in the process.
According to police, the three men told the victims they were collecting donations for their recently deceased brother, but used the victims’ phones or credit cards to send themselves thousands of dollars.
Two people fell victim to this scheme in a Walgreens parking lot, police said.
One victim reported that the suspects claimed to be from the city but did not show identification. Instead, they took her phone to display their credentials and demanded her credit card, charging $5,000 instead of the $5 they requested.
“I’ve never seen that before. I’ve been here for like three or four years and I’ve never seen anybody try to scam anybody on these streets, so it’s kind of different,” said Kyle Brandao, of South Boston. “Hopefully somebody finds them because nobody wants to get robbed anymore.”
Police said the same type of scheme was also used at the Whole Foods in the South End. The victim there reported that she was surrounded by the three suspects and that they would not take no for an answer.
Police reported that the suspects attempted to steal a total of $24,000 from three victims.
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