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MOST WANTED: Credit Card Fraud Suspects Save Email Print
Posted: 8:26 PM Mar 13, 2008
Last Updated: 1:19 PM Mar 14, 2008
Reporter: Mike Waterhouse
Email Address: mike.waterhouse@wsaz.com

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Charleston Police need your help to catch two women accused of going on a shopping spree with someone else's credit card.

The department has named the women in the pictures below two of Charleston's Most Wanted.

Detectives say the victim in the case lost her debit card at the Go-Mart in Cabin Creek early last month -- and then the charges started ringing up on her account.

The card was used at Kanawha Valley Pawn, Big Lots, K-Mart, Piercing Pagoda, and Rite Aid -- where these pictures are from.

In all: police say these women got away with about $3,200.

Detectives need your help to identify these suspects. Call the Charleston Police at (304) 348-6480 if you have any information about them.

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Posted by: geoff on Sep 19, 2008 at 08:01 PM
I recently had my atm debit card stolen while traveling abroad and found his service, sendmemycash.com a life saver lost debit card

Posted by: heather on Jul 18, 2008 at 06:38 PM
I would just like to know how these people are charging thousands of dollars on debit cards. I know when I use to have a checking account and it was a debit mastercard that when I tried to be about $1000.00 (I was moving for the first time and it was for household items and whatnot) it had a spending limit of $500 per day (it was horrible cause there I am at Target with 500 gazillion things). So how are they spending more than that?

Posted by: ANON on Mar 21, 2008 at 10:46 AM
THIS HAPPENED TO ME AND THEY DIDNT EVEN HAVE MY DEBIT CARD THEY JUST GOT THE #S SOME HOW...NOTHING WAS EVER DONE HERE BECAUSE THE FAKE CARD WITH MY #S ON IT WAS USED IN LOUISIANA... AND THEY WOULDNT DO ANYTHING BUT TAKE A REPORT OVER THE PHONE AND SAID THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND THE PERSON MORE THAN LIKLY WONT BE CAUGHT!! EVEN THOUGH I CALLED THE PLACES IT WAS USED AT AND THEY EVEN HAD HIM ON TAPE..WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THAT!!! NOTHING AT ALL TO MANY STATES AWAY.. I EVEN CONTACTED THE FBI AND THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULDNT GET INVOLVED UNLESS IT WAS OVER $100.000 I BET IF THEY ADDED ALL HE A STOLED IT WOULD BE WAY OVER THAT!!!

Posted by: Mike on Mar 14, 2008 at 10:45 PM
You would think by now these stores would install high quality suveillance equipment. These images are pathetic. The woman is staring right in the camera and it looks like a fuzzy mess.

Posted by: Melinda on Mar 14, 2008 at 11:51 AM
I agree the caps on their heads it could be alot of people in beckley it might help if you had a better close up on here. What does this poor woman who had that much money stolen off of her how is she going to get it back when our state judges are good for never making the criminal pay it back. Restitution in this state is a BIG JOKE!

Posted by: Interesting on Mar 14, 2008 at 07:48 AM
I am glad that this has made the news. I have a friend who had her purse stolen from her vehicle while picking up her kids from school. The Huntington Police have actual video footage of the people stealing her purse and then using her credit cards and her EBT card in over 5 locations. However, they refuse to prosecute. They even know who they are. They have refused to post pictures and make this crime public. I hope this victim gets more help than my friend got. Her "EVERYTHING" was stolen and USED and nothing was done about it, which added insult to the violation she was already feeling. Thank you WSAZ for airing these pics. Maybe someone will recognize them and they will get what they deserve and justice will prevail for at least one person.

Posted by: Jack on Mar 14, 2008 at 02:35 AM
I agree. I can't even tell that they're women from that video. You need a magnifying glass. What a joke.

Posted by: cashier on Mar 13, 2008 at 11:29 PM
I work in retail and check everyones id when they use a credit or debit card. If all stores would check id's it would help slow this crime down, so next time a cashier checks your id dont get upset, they are only helping not only them but you also, thank them

Posted by: james on Mar 13, 2008 at 11:20 PM
why didnt the person that lost there credit card cancel it when they lost it. if they had done this there would not be anyone using it to began with. sounds funny to me because i would have called my bank as soon as i lost mine.

Posted by: Mike on Mar 13, 2008 at 09:30 PM
WSAZ needs to let us enlarge these photos so we can see them better. I can barely make out the faces because it wont zoom in any.

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