Credit Card Fraud Reported By Several Manalapan Residents

MANALAPAN, NJ — Credit card fraud is a persistent problem, especially this time of year, as recent reports of fraud activity being investigated in Manalapan show:

• A 43-year-old Manalapan resident reported Dec. 17 that someone used his or her credit card to make purchases online totaling $194.92.
• A 49-year-old Manalapan resident reported Dec. 16 that someone made $851.93 worth of purchases using his or her credit card information.
• A 75-year-old Manalapan resident reported Dec. 15 that someone made fraudulent purchases in the amount of $1,149 using his or her credit card information.

There were other instances of fraud too:

• A 60-year-old Middletown resident reported Dec. 14 receiving a fraudulent check in the amount of $90 during a sales transaction.
• On Dec. 14, a person posing as a corporate buyer ordered items valued at $74,679.58 from a Park Avenue business and payment was never received.

In terms of credit card fraud, police have offered advice in the past on how to avoid the problem.

Manalapan Police Capt. Leonard Maltese said people should not provide any personal information via telephone or the internet.

The Federal Trade Commission has information on its website regarding scams, robo-calls, charity fraud, travel scams and fraudulent business opportunities, he said.

Go to FTC.gov and see the tab for “Advice and Guidance." Identitytheft.gov is also a good resource, especially if someone has already been the victim of identity theft.

There are also additional links at https://www.manalapanpolice.org/identity-theft/, Maltese has said.