A 15-year-old teenager was arrested in Tennessee after he pretended to be a police officer. The boy posed as an officer to obtain credit card numbers to host a house party. The generous teen racked up charges of $500 for pizza, $800 for the house party and shelled out $874 to a friend to pay his utility bill. The teen was smart enough to get all of these people’s credit cards but not smart enough to know not to have a house party and order all that pizza to be sent to your house while using stolen money?! Read more after the jump
Authorities in Tennessee say a 15-year-old boy posed as a police officer to steal people’s credit card numbers, then racked up hundreds of dollars in charges for pizza and a house party.
The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office says the boy created a fake officer named Capt. Tyrone Banks and used smartphone applications to find information on potential victims. He then asked to verify their credit card numbers, playing a police scanner in the background during the phone conversations to give himself credibility.
Sheriff’s officials say the boy charged $500 worth of pizza; an $800 house party; and $874 to pay a friend’s utility bill.
