Two arrested for predictable crimes related to fraud

Brian College Station, Texas (KBTX)-Two people were arrested after committing fraud-related crimes but come for several months.

On Tuesday, Stephanie Sibolt from Brian was arrested after allegedly trying to earn cash at a fraudulent check at the bank of prosperity. According to arrest reports, the officer responded to a challenge that does not leave fraud. Bank manager informed police that Seabolt was trying to earn a check for $ 4,250.00, using a driver’s license that did not belong to her and go for that name. Her signature also did not correspond to the person she represented.

Police spoke with the victim on the phone that confirmed that not in the city, and also had no money in their account. In the end, Seabolt told the police her real name and claimed that the man had abandoned two checks, the second worth $ 2,800 and a driver’s license. She said that if the checks had passed, she would have received her share of money.

She was arrested on charges of forgery.

Another person, Neva Cravens, was recently arrested at the College Station for the alleged exploitation of the elderly in a fraud -related case. The report states that Cravens was an assistant nurse for the elderly person and made three accusations at the expense of the senior in the form of checks for $ 900 or more in December.

The senior reported a police forgery that found that not only Cravens allegedly worked checks, but also made purchases on credit cards on behalf of the senior. Police say it openly recognized crimes and even wrote an apology letter.

Just last month, a woman in Colorado, Kimberley Lannanigan, tried to use a fake person’s license to earn a fraudulent check at the college station. This led to a quick chase with Lannigan, who traveled on the wrong side of the road, and Sergeant Mark Butler from Navasota Pd, who comes into it, killing them both to save life.

The Brian Police Department said there was an increase in these types of crimes. On average, they deal with 10-12 cases per month. They say valuable criminals try to change cash in the case, but anyone who has a check can be a victim.

According to the currency controller office (OCC), fraud checks occurs when “an unauthorized person uses other people’s checks or a check image to make unauthorized purchases or withdrawal.”

There are several common methods that criminals use for this, which include theft or forgery, check or change legal checks with chemicals to erase ink and rewrite information, as well as fraud that sends or receives fraudulent checks by mail.

BPD stated that the trend they recently noticed is criminals who steal checks into the postal system. They recommend that people avoid sending checks through mail when possible.

OCC lists some warning signs, such as unfamiliar transactions with checks on accounts, bank notifications of unauthorized account activity or a casual person who contacts with those who want to hand over a check for any reason.

Some ways of both OCC and BPD say you can avoid this without leaving any personal items in the vehicle, using black gel ink, which is more resistant to washing and belief that the mail is selected immediately after delivery.

Everyone who thinks they are a victim of check fraud should contact their bank as soon as possible. They can also inform the Federal Commission on Trade and, of course, submit a report with law enforcement agencies.