Picking Up The Phone Turns Out To Be Bad Idea For Scammer In Livingston: Police

LIVINGSTON, NJ — Picking up the phone turned out to be a bad idea for one alleged scammer in Livingston last week, police said.

The Livingston police said that they got a call on the afternoon of Aug. 16 from a man who said he got an email about a fraudulent phone account that was opened in his name. A phone was ordered in his name as well, he told police.

The phone was scheduled to be delivered to the man's former residence on Spier Drive the following day, so the police had a plan.

That day, Livingston officers and detectives waited and apprehended a suspect, David Zambrano, 34, of Elizabeth, when he walked up to the front porch of the residence and took the package containing the phone, police said.

Zambrano was arrested and taken to headquarters, where he was charged with theft and hindering apprehension.

He was released on a summons, police said.

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