Chili's waitress in Coral Springs, FL found with illegal credit card scanner skimming customers numbers. Chili's loss prevention department had received numerous complaints from customers and conducted an investigation between February and April and found the waitress skimming at least three or more a day or as many as she possibly could during a shift. She gave the credit card info to an unknown contact at her apartment. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Ames of the Coral Springs Police - 954-346-1281. (Source cbslocal.com)

Midwest fraud ring on the loose with police looking for 5 members hitting several retail chains. One member may already be in custody but 5 others are on the loose. Cincinnati police say the suspects used fraudulent checks and credit cards to buy Nordstrom gift cards from several chain stores, including Kroger Co. through most of 2011. Police said Friday that one suspect is in custody. Officials say the suspects used the cards to buy merchandise and return it for cash refunds at Nordstrom stores in Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland, Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Indianapolis and Charlotte, N.C. They say retail stores that accepted the fraudulent checks and credit cards lost more than $150,000. The suspects have been indicted on 68 counts of money laundering, theft, telecommunication fraud, identity fraud and receiving stolen property. (Source wytv.com)

Washington state ID theft ring busted after making expensive purchases with forged ID's and the victims real credit cards and washed checks. Two women, including the ringleader, and three men were arrested in Lake Forest Park this week. The investigation uncovered evidence of the Bellevue-based, organized identity theft ring. The woman who led the ring received mail and personal financial documents obtained by her crew through car prowls, mail thefts, and residential burglaries in Bellevue and the greater Eastside. After getting the financial documents, the ringleader would use computers, digital cameras and imaging software, air brushes and laminating supplies to produce legitimate looking Washington Driver’s Licenses, the Bellevue Police reported. The forged IDs and the victims’ real credit cards and washed checks would be used to make expensive purchases at stores and to cash large checks at local banks, the Bellevue Police reported. The ringleader and her associates would split the proceeds and the associates would also receive meth from the ringleader, according to the press release from the police department. She and one of her associates got involved in an ID theft and assault at an AT&T store in Kirkland on March 30, but fled the scene before law enforcement could arrest them, according to Bellevue Police. (Source patch.com)