A Brooklyn man who bought 12 $100 gift cards with a fake credit card at a Ben & Jerry’s at Hoboken, New Jersey, dropped a pile of phony credit cards and jumped into a dumpster in an attempt to evade arrest, as reported by NJ.com. Hoboken police warned merchants to be on the lookout for credit card scams, and said that fake cards don’t often have numbers embossed under the raised ones. Also, buying gift cards by the dozens is popular among scammers.
Johnny Taylor, 34 exhibited suspicious behavior and, since he bought an unusual number of gift cards, the police were called. Taylor at first attempted to deny he was the customer, but when he was identified, he made a run for it and hopped into a dumpster. The police discovered 15 fake credit cards in Taylor’s wallet, which was dropped while he ran. The cards were all under the name of “Neil Anderson.” Taylor is held in Hudson County jail in lieu of $15, 000 bail.
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