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Men arrested for online checking scam
Saturday, September 5th 2009, 3:41 AM ChST
Updated:
Three men were busted relative to a check scam that began on the Internet. Guam Police Department spokesperson Sergeant Joe Carbullido says the owners of the Hagatna Corner Store allegedly found a check scheme on online portal Yahoo! where they downloaded checks and then deposited them into their business bank account.
The men managed to deposit $155,000 worth of checks, cashing about $21,000 of that amount before the Bank of Hawaii realized the checks were bogus.
27-year-old David Gary Charfauros of Hagatna, 44-year-old Joseph Talavera Flores, Jr., and Hong Van Nguyen of Tamuning were charged with forgery and conspiracy to commit forgery.
GPD forwarded the case to the FBI.