A man from southern California is working to track the suspects, who stole thousands of dollars from him in the plan to steal distraction.
On March 19, Irvin Nelson finished shopping in Albertsons Market on Saticoy Street on ReseDa and was paying the price of groceries on the exit platform.
Two people behind him noticed very little to rest when he entered the pin to pay his discount card.
He recalls, “There were two people behind me, a man and a woman, and they were really approaching me.”
While he was returning the money to his wallet, when the woman, which Nelson described as a blond female with a heavy tone, collided, causing his money to fall on the ground.
“She is trying to receive her for me, and said,” stay away, this is my money. “
Then the thieves Nelson followed abroad to the parking lot. They signed with him and told him that he had dropped a $ 20 bill.
Nelson said, “They said, this is your money,” so I got to my pocket and pulled my wallet. “I had my wallet here. She put her hand on it and then handed me a 20 dollar bill. I think this is when I slid my discount card. “
After successfully disbursed the attention of Nelson and stealing his discount card, within minutes, thieves withdrawing approximately $ 1,000 from nearby ATMs.
“After that, they went inside the bank, spoke to a cashier and withdrew $ 5,000,” Nelson said. “[The bank] They were not asked to determine the identity. “
Nelson said he was amazed that the bank’s cashier did not ask for an identity card. He is now working with Chis Bank to recover stolen money.
Nelson said: “Frankly, I cannot believe that I left this person approaching me.” “If anyone comes to you, saying that you have lost $ 20, ask him to get out of your face.”
Currently, Nelson is working with the authorities in the case where the suspects remain free.
He said: “It may not be a lot of $ 6000 for many people, but for my family, it is so.”
During the past few months, the Los Angeles Police Department warns the public against the rise in fraud and thefts, including the trend of criminals stealing jewelry from the elderly.
It is believed that the suspects of these thefts of Caucasian origin, perhaps Eastern Europe, are often a man and a woman who deal with victims during daylight hours. He said they must usually spend the victims by seeking trends or streams or completing them on their jewelry.
Anyone with information about these types of crimes is urged to call LAPD to 1-877-527-3247.
Anonymous advice can be provided to regional crime plug Lacrimstoppers.org.