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Man Arrested For Scamming Victim Of $100K On Jersey Shore Man Arrested For Scamming Victim Of $100K On Jersey Shore
Man Arrested For Scamming Victim Of $100K On Jersey Shore A 31-year-old man from Jersey City has been arrested in an email scam totaling nearly $100,000, authorities said. Shiva Penmetsa was charged with theft on Tuesday, Dec. 19, according to Wall Township police. Penmesta allegedly sent the woman an email on May 5 thanking her for a $400 subscription, police said. The woman called the number listed on the email and Penmetsa convinced her to give electronic access to her computer, they said.  Penmesta instructed the woman to write two cashier checks — one for $39,600 and one for $60,000 — which she deposited into a Bank of America account. …

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by Jon Craig
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Central Jersey Resident Scammed In Gift Card Scheme: Police Central Jersey Resident Scammed In Gift Card Scheme: Police
Central Jersey Resident Scammed In Gift Card Scheme: Police A resident of Central Jersey told police she was scammed via email in a gift card scheme. On March 21, a Middlesex Borough resident said she received an email with a bill from what she initially believed was a legitimate company, police said. She reportedly contacted the telephone number listed in the email and spoke with a man who requested her personal information, which she provided.  She was then instructed to purchase Target gift cards at a CVS Pharmacy and provided the caller with the PIN numbers, realizing afterward that she had been scammed.  The…

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
Clifton Man Gets 5 Years In Fed Pen For Multi-Million-Dollar Email Scheme Clifton Man Gets 5 Years In Fed Pen For Multi-Million-Dollar Email Scheme
Clifton Man Gets 5 Years In Fed Pen For Multi-Million-Dollar Email Scheme UPDATE: A Clifton man must spend the next five years in federal prison for a massive emailing scheme that conned businesses and individuals out of more than $1 million. In addition to the prison term, a federal judge in Trenton sentenced Lawrence Espaillat, 42, to three years of supervised release and ordered him to pay restitution of $1.7 million and forfeit $12,000. Espaillat must serve the entire term for his guilty plea to conspiracy to commit wire fraud because there’s no parole in the federal prison system. Espaillat previously admitted working with co-conspirators Corry Pringley and…

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by Jerry DeMarco