National Crime Alert Network


This Crime Alert is intended to advise you of criminal activity which may effect you or your business. If you have questions or suspect information, call the Network at once.
Call 843-571-2143.

DATE OF ALERT: June 1 1998
INFORMATION: POST
TYPE OF ALERT: Check Forgery - Credit Card Fraud - Violation of Parole
LOCATION: South Carolina (STATEWIDE)
SOURCE: BK / LE / AE


RECENTLY RELEASED FROM A SOUTH CAROLINA STATE PRISON ON DRUG CHARGES, MICHAEL WILSON, A BLACK MALE, IS CURRENTLY PASSING FRAUDULENT CHECKS ON A CLOSED ACCOUNT THROUGHOUT THE SPARTANBURG, GREENWOOD, AND UNION CTY AREA OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

SUSPECT HAS BEEN USING SEVERAL AMERICAN EXPRESS CREDIT CARD NUMBERS IN A LOCAL SCAM. CARD NUMBERS BELONG TO SUSPECT'S STEP FATHER AND STEP SISTER. OVER $20,000.00 CHARGES HAVE BEEN RECORDED. MANY MERCHANTS HAVE ALLOWED THE USED OF THE CARD NUMBER ONLY WHEN PURCHASES OR SERVICES WERE OBTAINED. CURRENT CREDIT CARD SCAM IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION BY AMERICAN EXPRESS AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT.


SUSPECT NAME: MICHAEL WILSON

LAST KNOWN ADDRESS:

VITALS:

VEHICLE:

KNOWN BANK:


IF YOU HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF MICHAEL WILSON OR HAVE ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THE WHERE ABOUTS OF THIS SUSPECT, CONTACT YOUR NEAREST POLICE AGENCY OR CALL THE NETWORK AT 843-571-2143.


UPDATE

MIKE WILSON HAS BEEN ARRESTED. THE ALLEGED SUSPECT WAS ARRESTED FOR FORGERY, CREDIT CARD FRAUD, VIOLATION OF PAROLE, AND OBTAINING PROPERTY BY FALSE PRETENSES. SUSPECT IS CURRENTLY IN PRISON IN SOUTH CAROLINA WAITING ON HIS DAY IN COURT.

End of Report

Charles Bruce
Executive Director


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National Crime Alert Network
Post Office Box 80171
Charleston, SC 29416
843-571-2143 (voice)


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