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After a Walmart delivery driver reported a suspicious package, police in Peoria, Arizona, busted an interstate fraud syndicate involving $1.4 million in customer account fraud and charged six Asian suspects.
The financial management website “Moneywise” reported on the 3rd,Arizona Peoria Police Department received awal-mart (Walmart) After the delivery driver reported the crime, he stepped forward and exposed the fraud syndicate totaling 1.4 million yuan. Six people were involved.Asian The suspect was arrested.
The report states that a Walmart driver, whose identity was not disclosed, found a large number of suspicious packages piled on the porch of a residence while delivering merchandise. The Peoria Police Department said the driver told police he kept delivering packages with different recipient names to the same address at work and became suspicious. Police subsequently launched a two-month investigation and uncovered a criminal group that hacked Walmart customer accounts and used credit cards to make large purchases online.
According to court documents, the number of suspicious packages found by the driver ranged from 30 to 50. According to data from Walmart’s website, a total of 15,500 suspicious online shopping orders were received at six residential addresses, purchasing a variety of products ranging from pet supplies to baby supplies to household products. The goods were later transferred to Vietnam.
“Without the delivery driver, this incident would not have come to the attention of police,” Sergeant William Kennedy of the Peoria Police Department told Arizona’s Family News. Police described the driver, whose identity is confidential, as “an upstanding citizen who reported the crime.”
The police investigation found that two Walmart customers lost more than 57,000 yuan, and another 203 JPMorgan Chase customers lost more than 8,800 yuan.
Peoria Police said the items purchased by the fraud group were later transferred to Vietnam, but police recovered $45,000 worth of gold bars, $35,000 in cash and $25,000 worth of merchandise through a search warrant.
Court records show the six suspects arrested include: Hi Xuan Le, Hally Hang Nguyen, Hoi Nguyen, Minh Ngoc Nguyen, Uy Vu Phan and Thien Tran. Charges include identity theft, fraud and trafficking in stolen property.
Consumer digital security company Aura said retailers like Walmart could face serious consequences if their customer accounts are compromised, including identity theft, personal information being sold to other fraud groups, etc. If consumers use the same login password for multiple accounts, it will lead to compromise of other accounts as well.
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While the driver was delivering goods, he found 30 to 50 suspicious packages from different recipients on the porch of the same address. They thought this was unusual and immediately reported the matter, allowing the police to pursue clues and begin a two-month investigation.
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The suspect first hacked Walmart customer accounts, then used the stolen credit cards to place large orders for pets, children, household goods and other products, and then transferred the goods to Vietnam, creating a complete laundering and cashing chain.
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Police reported that 2 Walmart customers and 203 JPMorgan Chase customers were victims, and recovered $45,000 worth of gold bars, $35,000 cash and $25,000 worth of merchandise through a search warrant.
