Giant Attempted Fraudulent Purchase, Police Say

Whitemarsh Police said a man attempted to make a large, fraudulent purchase at the Giant in the unit block of Ridge Pike late last month. 

According to police, the man tried to buy a $400 gift card and a pack of Newports with a fraudulent Discover Credit Card. A clerk at the store said the number on the receipt was different from the number on the card itself, which raised a red flag.

When the clerk asked the man for identification, the man provided a counterfeit Pennsylvania Driver's License with the name Mohamed Demble. The name matched the name on the Discover Card, police said. 

After the attempted transaction, police said the man quickly left the store, speeding off in a Infiniti or Nissan sedan with heavily tinted windows. 

The incident happened Oct. 21 at about 5 p.m.; the failed transaction lasted less than five minutes.