2 Lacey Fraud Cases Total $43K In Losses: Police

LACEY, N.J. — Lacey police received two separate reports of fraud Sunday with combined losses exceeding $40,000.

A Forked River resident told police she received an email from a firm about her home closing. The email stated she had to wire transfer the deposit into an escrow account, police said. The message outlines details to wire a $34,500 deposit into a specific bank account.

Several days later, she found out the firm's email was hacked and the email was fraudulent, police said. She wired the money into an account unrelated to the firm. The detective bureau is investigating the matter.

A Lacey officer also met with a man who said an unknown actor opened a Cartier credit card in his name. The person charged $8,655, police said. The incident is under investigation.

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