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09/23/2019

Victims lose $900,000 in national fraud case; two women arrested by Fontana Police

Fontana Herald News

Two women were arrested by Fontana Police Department detectives in connection with a national fraud case in which victims lost about $900,000, police said in a news release on Sept. 20.

The investigation began on Sept. 4, when a male victim received a “cold call” from a scammer impersonating the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The caller threatened to arrest the victim if he didn’t pay the caller $2,200 worth of Target gift cards. The unsuspecting victim purchased the gift cards, furnished them to the caller, and later reported the incident to the Fontana P.D.

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