Three fraud cases totaling an estimated $41,600 in losses appeared on a single day's Folsom Police Department log for Monday, Oct. 5.
The largest loss stemmed from a scam that began Sept. 29, when a victim on the 1500 block of Broadstone Parkway received a text from someone claiming to be "Apple Fraud Support." The victim called the number and purchased $5,000 in gift cards at the suspects' direction. The suspects also gained access to the victim's bank account and withdrew $17,000, according to the log.
The combined loss was $22,000.
A Folsom Boulevard business reported the second case. The business, on the 12700 block, completed six work orders for a client and later determined all six were paid with fraudulent credit card numbers. The estimated loss was $19,000.
In a third incident, someone on the 500 block of Coloma Street was contacted by a caller claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House. The caller told the victim to provide Amazon gift cards to claim a prize. The estimated loss was $600.
Two of the cases were logged as grand theft and one as petty theft. The police log does not indicate whether suspects have been identified or whether investigations are ongoing.
Earlier fraud reports
The Oct. 5 cases add to a string of high-dollar fraud reports in Folsom police logs dating to mid-August.
On Aug. 26, a victim on the 600 block of Moon Circle received a phone call from someone posing as "Apple Support," according to that day's log. The caller told the victim their bank account was not safe and instructed them to purchase $60,000 in gold bars and ship them to an unknown address.
A Sept. 14 log entry on the 100 block of McKiernan Drive recorded that suspects "fraudulently obtained $67,000 and Apple products." The log did not specify the method.
An Aug. 20 entry documented a $44,000 scam on the 1000 block of Riley Street, also without detail on the method.
On Aug. 17, someone posing as a Folsom Police detective called a business on the 2700 block of East Bidwell Street and convinced an employee to deposit cash into an account, according to that day's log. The loss was $251.
