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.