Identity Theft Scam Rings up $6,000-Plus Bill
Would-be thieves use Lake Bluff resident's address to deliver goods hoping she wouldn't be home.
A case of identity theft left a Lake Bluff resident with more than $6,000 in credit card charges and nothing to show for it. A resident in the 300 block of Belle Forte Court received a call July 7 from Nordstrom after two purchases on her account were red flagged. One charge was for $2,700 and was set to be delivered to her home address, and the second was for $1,000 and was to be delivered to an address in Chicago. In addition, a separate charge using her American Express card was made at Neiman Marcus for another $2,700 to purchase a Celine handbag. The handbag was delivered by Federal Express to her house at 10:30 a.m. July 7, and picked up by someone other than the homeowner. The homeowner called Lake Bluff Police at 11:16 a.m. July …
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