Women Using Stolen Credit Card Caught On Camera
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CORAL SPRINGS (CBSMiami) -- Coral Springs Police are asking for your help finding two women who they said went on a shopping spree with a stolen wallet.
Two weeks ago, surveillance cameras at a Walmart in Coral Springs caught them spending $250 of Theresa McKinny's hard-earned money.
McKinny said her husband's wallet went missing a few days before. He doesn't know if he lost it or if it was stolen, but two days later, McKinny realized someone had it.
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"I went on American Express online and saw there were charges that I did not make," said McKinny.
Between fraudulent charges to her American Express credit card, her husband's debit card and lost cash in the wallet, McKinny said they're almost $2,000 in the hole.
The mother of five didn't waste time canceling the cards to stop the shopping spree these women were on. The women bought baby pool toys, diapers and cigarettes, and even spent $400 at Payless Shoe Source.
Coral Springs police said monitoring your accounts is the best thing you can do. They also recommend other easy precautions, like covering your pin number as you're entering it and not leaving valuables in your car.
"This time of year is supposed to be a happy time of year, and then you get criminals that go out there and can't wait for people to make a mistake and they jump all over it," said Lt. Joe McHugh. "This time of year is not only a holiday for me and you and everybody else, it's a holiday for the criminals."
Fortunately for McKinny, she will recover all but the cash in the wallet, but she still plans to press charges once the women are found.
"I just hope they get them," said McKinny. "I want to be there when they put the cuffs on them."
Anyone with information is asked to contact Det. Carlos Gabino with the Coral Springs Police Department at (954) 346-1323 or email cgabino@coralsprings.org.
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