Mason Police District – Three men have been charged with fraudulently obtaining credit card numbers using a financial skimming device hidden inside gas pumps. A fraud investigator from an undisclosed bank contacted our Financial Crimes section on Wednesday, March 8 to report several customer credit/debit cards had been compromised at a gas station in the 5600 block of Columbia Pike,
Read moreMount Vernon Police District – Detectives are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying two suspects involved in two separate incidents. The first incident occurred on February 1, around 9 p.m. at the Safeway located at 1624 Belle View Boulevard. A man entered the store and purchased over $1300 worth of gift cards with counterfeit money. The suspect made threatening statements
Read moreFinancial Crimes detectives are investigating several cases of skimming devices found at local businesses around the county between June and September. Criminals use skimming devices to capture information from credit and debit cards. Devices were found at the following locations: June 8: Exxon, 5211 Ox Road, Fairfax July 22: Exxon, 6330 Multiplex Drive, Centreville August 8: Exxon, 8021 Leesburg Pike,
Read moreDetectives of the Major Crimes Division are seeing a trend in an unsavory type of financial scam. Sexual extortion scams, commonly referred to as “sextortion,” involve meeting someone you believe is a real, genuine person online and quickly coaxes you into feeling a sense of connection and intimacy. They get you to share inappropriate photos or video of yourself, then
Read moreFair Oaks Police District – On Monday, August 22, at approximately 4 p.m., a male and female entered the Wegmans grocery store located at 11620 Monument Drive in Fairfax. A Wegman’s Asset Protection Specialist called police when she recognized the subjects as having been in the store on a previous occasion and passing suspected counterfeit U.S. currency. On Monday, August
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