South San Francisco Resident Targeted in Credit Scam

By Bay City News Service:

Officers responded to a fraud incident involving prepaid Green Dot MoneyPak cards in South San Francisco this weekend, police said.

The incident occurred around 9 a.m. Saturday when the victim, a South San Francisco resident, received a call and an email from a man identifying himself as a loan officer for a company called “American Loan”, according to South San Francisco police.

The suspect convinced the victim to sign up for a loan by paying $150, then the suspect suggested the victim buy a prepaid Green Dot MoneyPak credit card and give him the card number. A second request was made by the suspect to send an additional $250 in the same manner to secure the loan.

The victim became suspicious once the suspect requested a final payment of $425 that would go to the Federal Government for a tax payment on the loan.

At this point, the victim avoided any further involvement and reported the incident to the police.

The victim could only identify the suspect as a male with an East Indian accent.

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