Suspect Steals $4.7K From Lacey Resident Through Scam: Police

LACEY, NJ — A suspect stole $4,700 from a Lanoka Harbor resident through a laptop delivery scam, police said. The resident filed a report with Lacey police on Monday around 5 p.m.

He was alerted by Amazon that he would receive a laptop delivery. Since he did not place an order for a laptop, he called the Amazon phone number which turned out to be fraudulent, police said.

The resident was convinced to supply the suspect with $4,700 before he realized it was a scam, according to police.

Lacey police reported another incident of fraud Thursday in their weekly blotter.

A Lacey resident filed a report with police last Friday after seeing a fraudulent charge on his bank statement and contacted the attached phone number.

The suspect identified himself as a member of the Geek Squad and was permitted access to the resident’s computer, police said.

The suspect said he credited the resident’s account twice accidentally and arranged to have him send funds back. After transferring a large amount of money, the resident realized that the transfer was to a fraudulent account, according to police.

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