LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A number of folks within the valley had been affected by a rip-off the place a web-based job advert for third celebration Amazon supply drivers led to the victims shedding lots of of {dollars}, police stated.
At round 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 30, officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Division responded to a “large disturbance” within the 3100 block of East Sundown Highway. Police stated there was a big gathering of people that had been upset as a result of a rip-off.
On Jan. 21, a web-based advert was posted for third celebration supply drivers to work for Amazon at a enterprise on East Sundown Highway, Metro Lieutenant Erik Perkett stated at a briefing on Thursday.
As a part of the advert, the victims went to the enterprise and stuffed out purposes and had been directed to supply a $200 utility charge.
The charges had been paid in a number of methods, together with money, bank card, and test, Perkett stated.
The victims had been then given a future date to return to the enterprise for a follow-up interview. A number of victims returned to the enterprise on Thursday morning and located it was vacated.
The victims then unfold the details about the rip-off on social media and monetary crimes detectives responded to the world to analyze.
Police stated they didn’t know the way many individuals had been affected, however a launch from the LVMPD stated the fraud incident “affected several Las Vegas residents.”
Perkett stated police didn’t have an actual timeframe for the way lengthy the enterprise was in Clark County and didn’t have an actual variety of victims to supply.
