Newtown Township, Pa – On March 28, 2019, Newtown Township Police were contacted by the Acme store, in reference to a Quick “Flim Flam” style fraud to obtain gift cards that had occurred on March 26, 2019. Staff reported that at approx. 6:00 p.m., a female suspect entered the store and selected $1,000 in prepaid gift cards, which she then took to the register for purchase. At the register, the female presented the employee with several hundred dollar bills as payment, but there was still additional payment required. After the employee initially counted the currency the female asked for the money back.  It was at this time that the female added the additional payment to the currency, but also surreptitiously removed some of the hundred dollar bills, which caused a shortage. The employee did not realize that the shortage had occurred until later in the night.  During the course of this investigation, it was learned that the same female committed a similar style fraud / theft in Willingboro, NJ, later that evening. The suspect is described as a middle aged, caucasian female, possibly of Eastern European descent.

***CASE UPDATE***

April 11, 2019 - Investigators have discovered that another individual was involved in this fraud scheme.  The gift cards purchased by the woman in this case were then used by the the pictured male to purchase money orders.  Please review the attached pictures and help us identify these two.

Please contact us by using the "SUBMIT A TIP" button at the bottom of this page if you are able to identify these individuals or if you can provide any other information in this case.