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Kristians Petrovskis, Romunds Cubrevics and Nurmunds Ulevicus <\/p>\n
GARLAND, Texas – All three suspects have immigration holds and are being held in Dallas County Jail. State officials estimate $14 million in fraud.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Garland gift card arrests <\/p>\n
The Texas Financial Crimes Intelligence Center says Kristians Petrovskis, Romunds Cubrevics and Nurmunds Ulevicus are suspected of gift card cloning and possessed more than 400 gift cards when arrested.<\/p>\n
The Garland Police Department was tipped off by TFCIC that Petrovskis was stealing cards from a Walgreens off Broadway Boulevard on Dec. 15, and other stores in the area.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Officers found “a shopping bag of gift cards in the trunk.” The estimated potential loss was more than $26,000, a fraction of the $14 million value state officials believe this trio is responsible for scamming.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The suspects reportedly told investigators that on average they steal from 10 stores per day, seven days per week, and have been doing so for seven months.<\/p>\n
What is gift card cloning? <\/p>\n
Dig deeper:<\/p>\n
Thieves take unactivated gift cards from storesa and copy the electronic number off the gift card.<\/p>\n
They later re-seal and return the cards to stores, then lie in wait, checking the card\u2019s activity.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Once purchased by an innocent victim, criminals drain the card’s funds.<\/p>\n
What you can do:<\/p>\n
Be sure to watch out for potential gift card cloning. Officials say excess glue or damage to packaging could indicate a card has been tampered with.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Source: Information in this article came from the Garland Police Department.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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