OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — The Douglas County Sheriff's Office (DCSO) issued a warning to parents after several teens in the area were duped into cashing counterfeit checks, leaving them with "thousands of dollars in overdraft and insufficient fund liabilities."
The DCSO says the teens were contacted via social media and asked for access to their personal bank accounts. After granting the suspects access, the crooks would then make virtual deposits and withdrawals. The teens were promised some of the money withdrawn but the suspects never made good on their agreement to meet up later.
The DCSO says the losses to owner of the account the checks were written from was $25,000. They are currently seeking other victims and encourage parents to ask their children if they were solicited into participating in the scam.
Three men were arrested on February 6, says the sheriff's office. They were found in possession of "stolen forged instruments based on a known bank account number of an Omaha, Douglas County victim."
The suspects have been identified as Terrell L. Taylor, of Cedar Rapids, IL, Darryl Vance Jr., of Chicago, IL and Darien M. Clifton, of Chicago, IL. The DCSO says they were found in possession of large amounts of U.S. currency, suspected forged instruments, and credit cards issued to persons other than themselves."
Anyone with information is asked to to report it to the DCSO Criminal Investigations Division to Deputy McFarland at 402-444-7901.
