"In many cases the people who have had their credit card numbers stolen aren't even aware they have been victimized because they either don't read their bills carefully or check their credit reports," replica Rolex Datejust Ladies watch rrx0904225 Podpolucha.Last June the detectives said they were contacted by QVC, a television and Internet home shopping organization, after a Tennessee man told the company someone had used his credit card number without his knowledge to order jewelry.Working with QVC, Podpolucha said, they were able to trace about 50 purchases made of jewelry from the company with stolen credit card numbers.
He said the items, valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars, were delivered to addresses all around the city that turned out to be vacant homes which either had been abandoned or are for sale. replica Rolex Datejust Turn-O-Graph 'Thunderbird' watc said one of the addresses was on Lyon Terrace, steps away from the police department.The two detectives said they began conducting surveillances of the addresses. One night last week they were watching a vacant house on Grenelle Street in the city's North End replica Rolex Datejust Ladies watch rrx0904227 several packages from QVC had been delivered when a Stamford couple pulled up. But Podpolucha said they apparently became suspicious and didn't take the packages.
"When we approached them they claimed they were thinking about buying the house," he said.He said they got their big break Tuesday night when a teen had packages from QVC delivered to replica Rolex Datejust Turn-O-Graph 'Thunderbird' watc home on Harmony Street.When 18-year-old Daniel Espinell accepted the four packages from the UPS driver he was arrested by the detectives. He was charged with identity theft, illegal use of a credit card and fourth-degree larceny.Podpolucha said Espinell's parents were aware that a delivery was coming from QVC but believed it had been ordered by a friend of their son's. He said the packages were addressed to a nickname used by Espinell.
Commentaires