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Suspect Arrested
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The suspects pictured below have been arrested in Northern California for theft
by check and are awaiting extradition to Arizona for writing bad checks to coin
dealers. The subjects wrote bad checks to dealers in Arizona, Oregon and
California. The suspects entered a coin shop in northern California and attempted to purchase coins. The owner recognized the suspects from a recent alert sent out by the Numismatic Crime Information Center and called police. The suspects left prior to police arriving but were later apprehended at a California checkpoint.  Jones, Stephen
29 yrs old Kale, Lisa
27 yrs old All dealers and collectors are urged to share the email crime alerts sent out by the Numismatic Crime Information Center with fellow numismatists. Doug Davis 817-723-7231 Doug@numismaticcrimes.org |
ALERT: Bad Check Suspects Wanted
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The following suspects are wanted for writing bad checks to coin dealers in California, Arizona, Nevada and recently in Oregon. Jones, Stephen
29 yrs old Kale, Lisa
27 yrs old The supects are buying coins with bad checks and selling to other shops. Jones is a smooth talker and has numismatic knowledge. The loss to multiple dealers is between $50-70,000. The suspects were last seen driving a 1997 Silver Mitsubishi Arizona plates AYL3943. WARRANTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND WILL EXTRADITE If you come into contact with these subjects call 911. Anyone with information should contact: Det. Adrian Barreras Flagstaff PD 928-774-1414 or Doug Davis 817-723-7231 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. |
Krugerrand Theft
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The Numismatic Crime Information Center has been asked by a Federal law
enforcement agency to assist in locating a collector, individual or dealer who
may have been the victim of a theft, robbery or burglary that resulted in the
loss of approximately 60-70 Krugerrands or more. Intelligence sources have identified an individual with a lengthy criminal history selling Krugerrands in the Dallas/Ft. Worth, Texas area. Anyone with information should contact: Doug Davis 817-723-7231 Doug@numismaticcrimes.org |
Fraud Using Voip
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Dealers should be aware of a new fraud using VOIP. A VoIP phone or IP Phone uses
voice over IP (VoIP) technologies for placing and transmitting telephone calls
over an IP network, such as the Internet, instead of the traditional public
switched telephone network (PSTN). A dealer recently received a call from a subject wanting to buy silver bars. The subject then sent by express mail a check which was blatantly counterfeit. The check was also verified as fraudulent by the dealer's bank. The call originated from a VOIP phone number from Bakersfield, CA and wanting the order sent to an address in Indiana. However, the express mail check he issued originated in Denver, CO. Anyone with additional information should contact: Doug Davis 817-723-7231 Doug@numismaticcrimes.org |
Fox 4 KBTV: America’s Gold Expert, Mike Fuljenz, reports on gold and celebrity collectors
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Vehicle Description in Dealer Thefts
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By Doug Davis |