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Police warn of fraudulent pre-paid credit cards

May 19, 2016   ·   0 Comments

Orangeville Police are investigating reports of a suspect planting fraudulent pre-paid credit cards at local retail stores.

Last Thursday, May 12, at about 1:50 p.m., a man entered a retail pharmacy and was observed tampering with gift cards. A vigilant store employee observed him and reported the incident to a manager who in turn called police. The suspect left the store prior to police being called.

The same man was observed in a second pharmacy at approximately 2:30 p.m. and was again observed in the gift card area. When he left the store staff members found that several pre-paid credit cards had been tampered with.

In both cases the suspect removed the pre-paid credit card from its original packaging and replaced it with a counterfeit card. The bar code and magnetic swipe strip on the counterfeit cards did not match the bar code or swipe strip on the packaging. If an unsuspecting customer purchases one of these cards, the card is activated by the cashier swiping the bar code or magnetic strip on the packaging. That activates the original authentic card that was taken by the suspect, and the counterfeit card that the customer purchased will not work.

Customers purchasing pre-paid credit cards are encouraged to ensure that the packaging does not appear to have been tampered with and that the card within the packaging matches the packaging. Store employees will be able to assist you with ensuring that the item you are purchasing is authentic and not fraudulent.

The suspect involved in these incidents is described as male white approximately 50 to 60 years of age, dark tanned olive skin, 5’ 6”, 170 lbs, medium build, thick He has a European accent, short straight dark salt/pepper hair and clean shaven and was wearing a waist-length black leather jacket, light beige khaki coloured pants, dark dress style shoes and a blue plaid collared button up shirt.

Anyone having information with regards to these incidents is encouraged to call the Orangeville Police Service at 519-941-2522 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or online at www.crimestopperssdm.com.

Motorcycle crash

On Monday, May 16, at about 7:10 p.m., officers from Caledon OPP Detachment were dispatched to a collision involving a blue Suzuki motorcycle.  The scene was the off-ramp at Highway 410 and Mayfield Road, which was closed for several hours while the OPP’s Technical Collision Investigators  attended the scene to provide assistance with the investigation.

The motorcyclist, a 27-year-old Caledon man, was travelling southbound along the off-ramp when for some unknown reason the motorcycle left the roadway into the east ditch.  Initially, the driver was transported to hospital by EMS with undetermined injuries.  Subsequently, he was transported to a trauma centre with serious injuries.  The investigation is still on-going.

Anyone with information pertaining to this collision is asked to contact the Caledon Detachment of the OPP at (905) 584-2241 to speak with Provincial Constable Todd Valliant.  You may also call ll free at 1-888-310-1122.

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