Police are warning of a taxi scam in which there were more than 60 complaints and $40,000 defrauded from innocent people.
One man has been arrested in a taxi scam, in which police have received more than 60 complaints and $40,000 were defrauded from people.
In the scam unsuspecting victims walking by a taxi are approached by a scammer who pretends to be a fare. The scammer would explain the taxi driver, who is part of the scheme, was not taking debit or credit cards and if the victim would pay using their card the scammer would repay them in cash.
The card is skimmed and swapped with another similar card, police said. The fake card is returned and the victim, and the scammer uses the real card to make fraudulent withdrawals or purchases.