Teen Steals Credit Card Numbers Posing As A Police Officer

Thieves are everywhere trying to get credit card information

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Authorities in the great state of Tennessee state that a 15-year-old boy impersonated a police officer to sneak people’s credit card numbers. The boy then racked up hundreds of dollars in credit card charges for pizza and even a house party.

The Commercial Appeal in Memphis is reporting that the 9th grader was charged with 3 felonies. This includes but is not limited to unauthorized use of a credit card. The young man was nailed on Thursday.

The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office states the boy produced a false officer by name of Captain Tyrone Banks. He then used a smartphone application to obtain information on his likely victims. Then the boy inquired to affirm their credit card digits by running a police scanner in the background during the telephone conversations to establish himself as being credible.

Sheriff’s officials state the boy loaded $500 worth of pizza, approximately $800 for a house party,  and another $874 to help a friend pay for a utility bill.

As creative as the young man was in this case, he obviously knows right from wrong. There are too many instances these days where someone uses creative means to obtain someone’s identity or therir credit card information. there needs to be tougher laws regarding these issues. Hopefully, this young buck will learn his lesson from this little prank.