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Police Seek Credit Card Fraud Suspect
The suspect has used cloned credit cards to purchase gift cards at various Walgreens locations in Bucks, Delaware, Philadelphia and Montgomery counties
Towamencin Township Police are working on a joint investigation with the Pennsylvania State Police to identify a man authorities say is responsible for credit card fraud and other theft-related offenses in four Pennsylvania counties.
Police said the man used cloned credit cards to purchase gift cards during the second week in January 2013.
The man used the cloned cards at Walgreens stores in Flourtown, Drexel Hill and the Feasterville-Trevose area, police said.
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Police said the suspect also used a cloned credit card with the Philadelphia Parking Authority on M Street in Philadelphia on Jan. 10, 2013.
The suspect was captured on video in one incident wearing a Billionaire Boys Club varsity jacket with white sleeves and the Roman numerals MMXIII (2013) on the back, police said.
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Employees of Walgreens and other pharmacy retail locations are encouraged to be vigilant for the suspect and report suspicious activity to police, police said, which includes the use of multiple credit cards.
Call Towamencin Township Police at 215-368-7606 or the Pennsylvania State Police, Troop K in Skippack at 610-584-1250 with any information on the suspect’s identity.
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