Bowie Man Scams Teens In Va. Using Social Media: Police

A Bowie man is in custody after police say he used social media to scam several teens in Virginia.

Police arrested 18-year-old Yahya Koroma on Tuesday on three counts of obtaining money by false pretenses, and he is currently held at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center without bond, according to a report from the Fairfax County Police Department.

"Detectives determined he conned at least three of the young victims into providing their ATM cards and PIN numbers after assuring they would receive a portion of the money from checks he deposited into their account," the report states."Koroma withdrew the victim’s money before the fraudulent checks were discovered."

Police are asking anyone else who may have been a victim to come forward.

"Detectives from our Major Crimes Bureau, including Financial Crimes, Child Exploitation and Street Crimes units worked diligently to identify and arrest Koroma after these reports surfaced over the past couple of months," the report adds.

Police shared the following tips to avoid being scammed:

• Never share credit, debit, ATM card, or any financial information with anyone you don’t know.
• Something that sounds too good to be true, probably is NOT true.
• When in doubt, contact us; we’re happy to help out and answer questions.