Wanted In Mtn. View: Three Suspected Fraudsters

Mountain View police are asking for the public’s help to find three people suspected of fraud after they tried to make a purchase worth thousands of dollars last month using a fraudulently obtained credit card.

According to police, on April 19, at around 2 p.m., two men and a woman walked into a business on the 1000 block of North Rengstorff Avenue, where a Costco store is located, and opened a credit card account, using someone else’s personal information.

After obtaining the credit card, police said the three then attempted to purchase over $5,000 worth of merchandise with the newly established account.

Police said they also have reason to believe the same trio was likely responsible for using the same victim’s information to open up phony credit card accounts at businesses in San Mateo and San Carlos.

Police described the female suspect as Hispanic, approximately 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds and possibly pregnant.

The woman also has an unidentifiable tattoo on her right upper forearm and a partial tattoo with the name “Jose” on the back of her neck, police said.

Police described the two male suspects as Hispanic, approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall, both weighing 170 pounds. According to police, the three were seen driving away in a black Ford Expedition.

Anyone who has information about the suspects is asked to contact Community Services Officer Tim Loo at (650) 903-6364.

--Bay City News