Windsor Police thwart credit card scam

A woman and three men have been arrested and charged with theft under $5,000.
They are accused of embedding stolen credit card data onto gift cards used to purchase goods.
A tip from an employee at the Real Canadian Superstore on Walker Road alerted police Wednesday. “He thought, ‘Something’s not right here. I’m going to take a closer look,’ ” said Cst. Rob Durling.
On display at a Friday noon-hour press conference were dozens of gift cards, fixed-amount pre-paid credit cards, a laptop and card reader police say were used by the accused. “You’ve basically turned a gift card, with say a denomination of $50 or $100, now you’ve upped the limit to $5,000 or $10,000 — whatever the [credit] limit on the [stolen] card,” said Durling.
An embossing machine, used to make gift cards look like credit cards, was also displayed. The items were recovered from a local hotel room.
The four remain in custody pending further charges in the ongoing investigation of the financial crimes unit.
Anyone with further information is asked to contact police at 519-258-8477 or online at catchcrooks.com.