Crime & Safety
Giant Attempted Fraudulent Purchase, Police Say
An unidentified man attempts to buy a $400 gift card and a pack of smokes at Giant, according to police.
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.
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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.
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