Robbery Suspects Caught Trying Buy Phone Cards With Stolen Credit Card

A Chinese foreign exchange student was robbed last week in Worcester Massachusetts by two teenage boys, taking his cash and his credit card. The thieves ran off and later tried to buy some phone cards and cigarettes in a nearby Walgreens. The store clerk refused the purchase saying they did not accept payment for phone cards by credit card and the two individuals left but the store, suspecting fraudulent activity, reported the incident to the police. With the help of the surveillance camera video from the Walgreens, police were able to identify the two individuals and apprehend them not to much later.

Well at least it's good to hear a story about phone card fraud and it not being aimed at the phone card providers or distributors!

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