Colorado Springs police warn of 'Card Cracking' scam on Snapchat, more than 17 community …

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – Police are reporting there is a criminal pattern happening in both Colorado Springs and the Falcon targeting more than a dozen people.According to Colorado Springs Police, cases of “Card Cracking” have been occurring particularly through Snapchat. This is a type of identity theft and check fraud that involves the recruitment of people using social media sites. Police add more than 17 people have been scammed and they are concerned that the victims are mostly teenagers.The scam starts with a post on social media that claims the victim can make quick cash in a legal way.“The victims are recruited to meet with a suspect in a hotel parking lot,” Lt. James Sokolik with CSPD wrote in a release sent out on Friday. “The suspect then either takes the victim to an ATM and has the victim deposit a forged check into their bank account; or in some instances, the suspect has the victim open their mobile banking app to make a mobile deposit of the forged check. Once the check is deposited, the victim then withdrawals half of the check’s value to keep for themselves, giving the other half to the suspect. The suspect then drops…
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