iPhone 7 Sting: Men Arrested After Buying Phones With Scammed Credit Card

ROCHESTER HILLS, MI — A pair of Oakland County men are in jail after purchasing iPhones with a stolen credit card from a Rochester Hills woman. Sheriff’s deputies arrested an Oak Park man and a Southfield man, both 18, Monday after a sting operation.

Deputies made contact with the victim at a Rochester Road Sprint Store shortly before 6 p.m. Monday. She told deputies she tried return two iPhone 7s that had been delivered to her home at the store, but was informed by a clerk that the phones had been purchased with a fraudulent credit card under her name.

Reports said deputies were told a neighbor of the victim had been approached by the men, claiming they had a package delivered to the wrong address. They asked that they be contacted when the package arrived at the Rochester Hills’ woman’s home.

The neighbor obtained a phone number from one of the suspects, reports said. Deputies called the number pretending to be the homeowner and arranged a meeting with the suspects under the guise of delivering the phones to them.

Oakland County Sheriff’s Office reports said the suspects were located at the preplanned meeting location and were taken into custody. After searching the suspects’ vehicle, another package containing iPhones was located.

The suspects were interviewed and admitted to having made multiple fraudulent purchases of additional iPhones, reports said. The sheriff’s office said there have been several incidents with similar circumstances reported in the Rochester Hills area over the past few weeks.

Both men are currently being held at the Oakland County jail pending charges.

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