Forgery reported after three victims find checks they wrote were altered
On Aug. 12, forgery was reported in the 100 block of Brush Hill at 10:28 a.m. A victim told police that a check she wrote for $70 was cashed in the amount of $700 at an unknown location. The victim contacted her bank and had the lost funds reimbursed.
Forgery was also reported in the 700 block of N. Willow, where a victim told police that he wrote a check in the amount of $267.50 and mailed it to an insurance company. Upon reviewing his bank account, the victim discovered that sometime between Aug. 14 and Aug. 17, the check had been altered and cashed in the amount of $1,267.50. This case is pending investigation.
Another incident of identity theft was reported in the 600 block of W. Lorraine. A victim told police that he noticed a fraudulent transaction on his bank account. The victim stated he wrote a check to the gas company in the amount of $32.33 which was fraudulently changed to $1,400 sometime between July 28 and Aug. 16.
Four cases of theft by bank card reported
On Aug. 13, identity theft was reported in the 400 block of Holly at 1:06 p.m. A victim told police that she received an email from a subject posing as an Amazon customer service agent. The suspect requested her bank account, debit card, and credit card information. The victim provided the information. She subsequently learned that fraudulent purchases had been made with her debit card.
Unlawful use of a credit card was reported by a victim who told police that an unknown suspect(s) fraudulently used her credit card information to withdraw cash from an ATM in Elmhurst sometime between Aug. 6 and Aug. 9.
On Aug. 1, identity theft was reported in the 300 block of N. Kenilworth at 1:36 p.m. A victim told police that an unknown suspect(s) used her personal information to make fraudulent withdrawals from her bank account and to open several credit accounts.
On June 18, identity theft was reported in the 500 block of W. Belden. A victim told police that an unknown suspect(s) used his personal information to electronically withdraw funds from his checking account.
