Monmouth police are investigating more than 10 cases of credit card fraud that occurred this week. Police began receiving reports Monday, but the incidents occurred as early as Saturday, said Deputy Chief Joe Switzer.
At least two banks were involved. The card numbers have been used in different cities in Illinois, as well as Georgia, Swtizer said.
“Periodic or sporadic fraudulent credit card activities come from someone getting ahold of someone else’s number,” he said. “This goes beyond that, and we are uncertain how that information was attained because of the large amount of victims we have had.
“The number of reports that have come in is unusual for the incidents in the last several days. ... We are currently tracking down how that information was released.”
Pam Morath of Monmouth found her account was compromised while in Peoria with her husband Bruce on Saturday. As she attempted to pay with a debit-credit card, it wouldn’t register. It had been flagged.
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