Feb 25, 2009 1:30 pm US/Central
Police: 'Good Time' Offer May Mean A Scam
Women Accused Of Bilking Man Out Of Thousands In River North
CHICAGO (Sun-Times Media Wire) ―
Police have issued an alert after a man met two women outside a River North bar last month and later discovered his bank debit card was missing and $8,600 had been withdrawn from his account.
Belmont Area detectives issued the alert, saying there have been numerous similar incidents downtown and on the Near North Side, where men have been approached by women "offering a ride or a good time."
The women convince the victims to withdraw cash from an ATM, and as he does so, they watch him enter his PIN. The women later take his credit/debit card without his knowledge and use it at self-checkout lanes at the Jewel groceries at 1224 S. Wabash Ave., 1210 N. Clark St. and Ohio and State.
In last month's incident, after the women got the man's card, they purchased a low-priced item at the South Wabash Jewel, then depleted the man's bank account by $8,600 by withdrawing cash in $100 increments, the alert said.
The women were seen by a witness driving away in a white Lincoln Continental.
Police advise men to be alert to suspicious people extending invitations to "go for a ride" or who offer a "good time." Additionally, police advise against carrying an excessive amount of cash and/or credit cards.
(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)
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