Woman Steals Hundreds Of Thousands In Shipping Hoax: Police

LAWRENCEVILLE, GA — The Gwinnett County Police Department needs the public’s help in locating a woman wanted for scamming hundreds of thousands of dollars from at least six people in a shipping hoax.

Police are looking for Lorena Mena, 44, described by police as a Hispanic woman from unincorporated Lawrenceville. Between July 2017 and January 2018, Mena has deceived people by claiming to be operating a business to ship items overseas. She gets people to invest or pay her for her services. She primarily targets those who are undocumented. The items are never shipped and she stops contact with the people once she is paid the money, according to police.

Police believe that Mena has fled to California or Washington because she believes them to be sanctuary states and she thinks she will avoid extradition and deportation.

If there are any other people who feel that they have been duped, police encourage them to file a police report and/or contact Detective Cultarevic in the Electronic and Financial Crimes Unit.

If anyone has any information to share in this case, contact GCPD detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.crimestoppersatlanta.org. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case. Case Number(s): 18-006329, 18-006332, 18-006662, 18-006669, 18-006670, 18-008572

Photos courtesy Gwinnett County Police Department