Two Summit Residents Are Victims Of Different Identity Scams

SUMMIT, NJ — The Summit police reported two cases of identity theft committed against Summit residents last month.

According to police, on Dec. 15, police took a report from a resident of theft by deception. The resident said an unknown person called to say their Amazon account has been compromised.

The unknown caller instructed the person to download the Zelle app to get their Amazon account back. Then they were instructed to provide their bank account information.

The victim did so.

The next day, $999 was missing from the person's bank account.

Some banks limit daily transfers using Zelle to $500 or $1,000 (for reasons that become apparent if you read the five paragraphs above).

That's not all

On New Year's Eve, a different Summit resident told police about theft by deception.

The victim told them that back on Dec. 7, they got a text message that looked like a TD Bank fraud alert.

The message prompted the victim to transfer funds to another account.

The victim did so. The total amount of the theft was $1,400.

As police warned in connect with the "Grandparent Scam" conducted in Summit last month, be careful about giving out personal information over the phone.

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