my debit card was stolen last week and this person went to walmart, old navy and other places.My bank already gave me provisional credit for it but i really want to know if the police will do anything about it, because i already filed a police report.
2007-08-13 02:25:17 · 8 answers · asked by janice1 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Within my own jurisdiction and state the criminal code classifies your type theft as a felony offense which is investigated by the jurisdiction of which the offense occurred.
The USSS does not normally handle "minor" cases of credit card theft.
The law enforcement agency handling the investigation will coordinate its efforts with the banking/credit company.
Best wishes.
2007-08-13 02:52:30 · answer #1 · answered by KC V ™ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2016-06-10 13:35:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the dollar amount of the fraud involved, the police department's available investigative resources, and the department's overall caseload.
If the card was only used at WalMart and Old Navy, and the charges totaled maybe a couple hundred dollars, then I guarantee that there will be no effort to investigate. The loss is way too small. Fraud is difficult and time-consuming to investigate, and most departments already have their hands full with DV's and drugs.
And, the USSS will not investigate anything that is less then a few hundred thousand dollars, and involves a conspiracy of several dozen people.
2007-08-13 04:12:40 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Placid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The police report is filed "for the record," because filing a false report with the police is a crime that can be and often is prosecuted.
If you are a serious credit card fraud/identity theft victim, the specific law enforcement agency that has jurisdiction in these cases is the US Secret Service, which is the primary agency for "financial crimes committed by means of a device," which is what a credit card is deemed to be.
2007-08-13 02:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
At my PD we have a financial crimes unit that deals mainly with stolen credit and fraud like this. They bag alot of scum bags too.
2007-08-13 06:38:50 · answer #5 · answered by California Street Cop 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Credit card fraud is an interstate crime, local police can't do anything about it, and Federal cops don't care.
2007-08-13 03:10:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
KC V has the best answer on this question. I too am a police officer and from my experience, I agree with him.....
2007-08-13 03:06:07 · answer #7 · answered by SWT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not a high priority type case for them. They will "look into it", but not that agressively like homicides robberies, etc.
2007-08-13 13:33:10 · answer #8 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋