JAMESTOWN BUSINESS OWNER LOSES 5,500 IN WIRE FRAUD
On Monday, Deputies Jacob Moore and Aidyn Smith were dispatched to Crabtree Road in reference to theft. At approximately 4:30 p.m, the deputies made contact with the owner of a local freight company who said 5,500 dollars was fraudulently wired from his bank account for fuel reimbursements.
The caller provided a copy of his billing statement and money code activity, and according to these documents, several transactions were attempted on Friday last week, all of which occurred within seconds of each other from around 3:40 p.m.
Three of these attempts were successfully transferred to an individual named Frank Navarro, an individual that the caller has no knowledge of. The email address that was used in relation to the fraud belongs to a transportation company in Brampton, Ontario called PB29 Transport.
As of now, no suspect has been identified.