Online Scams Bite Two Residents in Fairfax: Police

FAIRFAX, VA — There's a familiar disclaimer affixed to various titillating activities: "Do not try this at home." Well, here's a bit of advice based on Wednesday's Fairfax Police crime report: "Do not try this at home."

And beware of your computer.

To wit: on Tuesday afternoon a resident at the 11100 block of Gainsborough Court told police she responded to an online job advertisement. Presto! She was hired.

She also was told she would receive a check, and that she needed to deposit it in her bank account and after 24 hours withdraw the sum and deposit it in another bank account.

She did just that, and then realized the check was bogus.

Also on Tuesday, in the 4300 block of Bob Court, a resident told police she completed an online application for college financial aid, after which a man called her and told her to buy gift cards and give him the numbers for "loan insurance."

She did just that, and was unable to reach the man afterward.

Do not try this at home.

Also in Wednesday's Fairfax Police crime report:

Incident / Case #…
Shoplifting
16-20546
10485 Fairfax Boulevard / 7-Eleven – On November 21 at 10:49 AM the manager reported that an unknown male subject had taken cigarettes and other merchandise from the store without paying and had left the area on foot.

Vandalism
Arrest
16-20553
10485 Fairfax Boulevard / 7-Eleven – On November 21 at 12:40 PM the manager reported that a male subject had become disorderly and pulled items of merchandise from the shelves, damaging them. He then left the area in a vehicle. As the result of investigation by the Patrol Division, the suspect was identified and located. Vincente Sabino Carbajal, 53, of 10808 Norman Avenue, Fairfax, was charged with misdemeanor destruction of property and released on a summons.

Vandalism

16-20611
3616 Jermantown Road / Providence Elementary School Parking Lot – On November 22 at 4:04 PM the vehicle owner reported that sometime after 7:30 AM unknown person(s) had broken a window on her parked vehicle.

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