Fraud, Scams In Nutley: Police Release List Of Latest Incidents

NUTLEY, NJ — Cases of fraud and identity theft continue to be reported in Nutley, police say.

The Nutley Police Department released the following list of local fraud and ID theft cases this week:

Nov. 25 (Yale Street) – “A victim of fraud responded to headquarters to document the incident. They stated they observed unauthorized transactions on their account. The victim stated they advised their bank of the fraudulent transactions and did not observe any other discrepancies to their financial accounts. They were offered the opportunity to be entered as an identity theft victim, but they declined at the time. The Detective Bureau was advised.”

Dec. 2 (Hancox Avenue) – “A resident contacted headquarters reporting an attempted scam. They stated that they received multiple calls advising that they needed to purchase gift cards to pay their electric bill. The resident stated that they believed it was a scam and did not provide any pertinent information.”

Dec. 5 (Grant Avenue) – “A party responded to headquarters to document a fraudulent incident. The victim stated they received multiple calls from who they believed to be their bank inquiring about charges to their account. The victim stated they did provide pertinent information prior to contacting their bank to confirm. The bank advised the victim that it was a scam call and upon checking their account they did not observe any discrepancies at the time. The victim was offered the opportunity to be entered as an identity theft victim but declined at the time.”

Dec. 5 (Franklin Avenue) – “A victim of fraud responded to headquarters to document the incident. They stated they received notification from their bank alerting them of possible fraudulent charges. The victim advised that the charges were unauthorized and froze their account. They stated their other financial accounts were in good standing at the time.”

Dec. 6 (Nutley Avenue) – “A victim of fraud responded to headquarters advising officers of fraudulent activity on their account. They stated they observed unauthorized charges attempting to be made utilizing their account. The victim stated the charges were denied and they have since canceled the account.”

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