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.