May 5, 2005 Update
At Henderson Glass, 3903 Rochester, an employee reported that a subject purchased two windshields for a collision company, for a total of $363.35, with what turned out to be a no-account check. The employee called the collision company and was advised that one of his employees had written some fraudulent checks as payments. He made good on the payment. The subject who made the purchase in Troy matches the description of a subject who made a similar purchase at one of their stores in Berkley, also with a no-account check.
On Tanglewood, a resident reported that an individual came to his door, identified himself as a contractor from Roseville, and indicated the complainants roof was bad and needed replacement. The Complainant agreed to the proposal for $4100.00, and paid a required deposit of $1900.00. That check was cashed the next day, even though no work was done. The complainant re-contacted the contractor, who kept putting him off. Now he is unable to find or contact the contractor.
A citizen was contacted by a collection agency regarding an overdue phone bill for $352.90 that she was unaware of. It appears that someone opened the account using her personal information with out her knowledge or permission. The account was billed to an address in Detroit.
A citizen reported receiving notice regarding a closed/overdue phone account in the amount of $457.63 that someone opened using her name and social security number with out her knowledge or permission. The number was in the 313 area code.
A citizen was contacted by the Kohls store at John R and 14 Mile regarding what they believed was a suspicious credit purchase for $800.00. The account showed the citizen as a co-owner and it was billed to his address. He never opened a Kohls charge account. The purchase was declined by the store. He stated he also received a statement indicating a charge to the same account for $350.00 made at an earlier date.
A citizen reported that $198.00 worth of funds was transferred out of her account using two electronic checks with out her authorization or permission.
At Chilis, 402 W 14 Mile, an employee reported that when presented with the bill for $50.24 the 21-year-old male from Madison Heights said that he had no money in his possession and had to go to his car. He left his Michigan ID as collateral, however he never returned.
A citizen reports that her car was broken into and her purse, containing credit cards, was stolen in Warren. She discovered unauthorized charges made at Circuit City in Troy using two of the cards for a total of $1900.73. Additional charges were made at Meijer in Madison Heights.
A citizen reported receiving correspondence from Massey Cadillac thanking her for a new Cadillac purchase. She received additional correspondence from On-Star acknowledging her new account activation. She had not purchased a car. She followed up with Massey and was advised there was no record of a sale in her name at their location. She contacted On-star who advised her their records showed the purchase was made at Suburban Cadillac in Troy. On Star provided her with the vehicle description and identification number. Officers went to the dealership and discovered the car in question still in the lot. It appears someone was attempting to set up a purchase using her personal information, however it had not yet gone through when she responded to the notifications. Investigation continues.
A citizen reported someone opened an unauthorized credit account in his name last year. He stated the matter was handled with the bank and the account was closed. He just received a payment demand asking for a minimum payment on a $10,681.05 balance on another account fraudulently opened in his name.
A citizen reported loosing his wallet on 4/23/05. On 4/27/05 he discovered 4 unauthorized charges made against his account using his debit card, which was in the missing wallet. Charges were made at two gas stations in Troy totaling $152.00.
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