Suffolk police seek suspect in cloned debit card withdrawals at Amityville Walgreens
Suffolk police are searching for a man accused of draining $900 from a cloned debit card at an Amityville Walgreens. Detectives say the victim still had his card and learned only after bank alerts.
Suffolk County Police Financial Crimes detectives are asking residents to help identify a man accused of using a cloned debit card to pull $900 in cash from an ATM inside a Walgreens in Amityville. Three $300 withdrawals were made at 275 Broadway on April 24 and were completed in about two minutes.
The victim still had his physical debit card, and bank notifications alerted him to the withdrawals. Suffolk County Crime Stoppers has released images of the suspect and is asking anyone with information to call 1-800-220-TIPS. Cash rewards of up to $5,000 may be awarded if a tip leads to an arrest.
Skimming schemes often involve hidden devices at ATMs and card readers, and federal law under the Electronic Funds Transfer Act and Regulation E can limit liability for unauthorized debit-card transactions.
Consumers should watch bank accounts closely and set email or text alerts so suspicious debit-card activity is caught quickly. Suffolk shoppers should check statements after using local ATMs, look for unusual withdrawals, and pay attention to cards that work normally at one machine but trigger odd activity elsewhere.
Police have not identified the suspect and have not said whether the device used in the Amityville case was recovered.
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