Thief Makes Off with $4,400 in Bogus Apple Pay Withdrawals

PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Philadelphia Police Department is searching for a suspect wanted for stealing $4,400 during a phone scam spree using Apple Pay.

According to police, on March 16, 2022, at 6:05 am and March 19, at 9:00am a black male made multiple transactions from various phones using Apple Pay and withdrew the money from the self-checkout at the Giant Store located at 60 N 23rd St. On March 16, 2022, the suspect made 24 transactions and withdrew $2,400. Then on March 19, 2022, the suspect made 20 transactions totaling $2,000. Both transactions totaled $4,400.

If you have any information about this crime or this suspect, please contact:
Central Detective Division:
215-686-3093/3094
Det. Koenig
DC 22-09-008476
DC 22-09-009144

Kristen Harrison-Oneal
Kristen Oneal is a freelance reporter and stay-at-home mom with experience writing her local chamber of commerce's monthly newsletter. She covers Philadelphia news and occasionally dabbles in human interest stories for Shore News Network.

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