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I'm preston Wainwright and this is my

Mom amanda.

She's a united states Postal inspector which

Means she solves any Crime that uses the mail.

My dad was an Inspector too,

One of the best, until I Lost him and the use of my

Legs in a car accident.

Now I'm following my own Dream with an internship

In the crime lab and the Help of my best friends.

Together we are The inspectors.

Hello and welcome To the inspectors on cbs.

I'm charmin lee and I play The role of dr. Georgia

Darby.

Today we're going to Examine a growing epidemic

That affects millions of Families - identify theft.

It continues to be America's fastest growing

Crime and can Happen in various forms;

Through the Internet, by telephone,

By credit card fraud and Even account takeovers.

Many times the id thief Could be someone you trust

The most; a Coworker, a relative,

Or even a friend.

Which brings us to Our first episode.

Please enjoy “the Friend you know.”

Mr. Boyd, the Search warrant clearly

States if an item is on That list we can take it.

Yeah, I Understand all that,

It's just that some of What you're taking isn't

Even mine.

Uh huh.

Inspector dumoso, will you Please tag and bag that?

Yeah, like that.

That's not mine.

I don't know why That's even in there.

Tooth fairy?

There's no one else here.

It could have...

Sir, can you Please keep your hands

Where we can see them?

It could Have been planted.

Maybe by a client Who has it out for me.

It could happen.

You know, revenge?

Now why would a Client want revenge on

You?

Should I Have a lawyer here?

Why, do you feel Like you need a lawyer

Here?

I thought this Was all just some big

Misunderstanding.

Believe me Sir, there is no

Misunderstanding here.

No mr. Boyd, Everything that we are

Seizing today will Certainly prove that you

Are a crook who has stolen $11 million dollars from

His elderly clients.

So, am I Under arrest?

Not yet.

Don't Worry mr. Boyd,

You'll be seeing Us again soon.

Hey, you ready To go get your study on?

Huh?

Oh, oh yeah, sorry, I Lost track of time.

You alright?

You seem a Little distracted.

V, what's up?

It's just that One of my friends on buddy

Friends has disappeared.

We were talking Almost every day and now I

Haven't seen him For like 2 days.

Henry morgan.

2 whole days huh?

Well maybe he Went outside,

Got some exercise.

It's weird.

I mean he's a really Nice guy but then poof,

Just gone.

Maybe he's taking A social media hiatus;

People do that All the time.

Some people need to do It a little more often.

Yeah, You're probably right,

He's just taking a break.

Yeah.

Alright, so now that we're Back to our regularly

Scheduled program, you Still gonna come over and

Study with us?

I am.

But I was thinking since You and noah have a bit

More studying to do, I Could swing by the grind

And get some coffees?

You read my mind.

Technically There's nothing illegal in

Here, just him talking To a bunch of college

Students pretending to Be a 22 year-old college

Student himself.

Yeah.

Look at these chats.

He's working so hard To earn their trust.

You know this is the Youngest age group he's

Ever defrauded.

Most of his scams Have been focused on the

Elderly.

Well maybe It's a change in his m.O.

That's What I'm thinking.

I'll get mitch started on Running the names and to

Search just to see if There's any unusual

Activity in their Credit card accounts.

Oh, there's one More thing you should see,

The last page.

I know.

I don't Get it dude...

You will Never believe what just

Happened.

You sprung for The premium roast?

I was at the Grind and as I was leaving

I ran right into henry, Only it wasn't henry it

Was chris.

But I never forget a face.

But he said that he wasn't Henry and that he was

Chris and then he told me That he transferred for

Lacrosse and he Gave me his number.

Did you Catch any of that?

Yeah, Grind and number.

Wait a second, You asked for his number?

No, he Gave it to me.

Listen, do you remember How I told you about that

Guy on buddy friends Who I hadn't heard from?

Yeah.

Well I just Ran into him at the grind.

That's Great, so he's alive.

And we can get Back to studying.

No, But it's not him.

I'm so confused.

The guy I know On buddy friends is henry.

The guy I just Met is chris.

So They look alike.

No, They're the same person.

Here, I'll Prove it to you.

Hey, you said you Ran into this guy at the

Grind, right?

Yeah.

So where Are our coffees?

Yeah.

Sorry boys.

You were right, There's more to this brian

Boyd than we thought.

I told you my Gut is never wrong.

Yes, your Gut is a genius.

Turns out this guy was Masquerading as a college

Student online to get the Personal information of

Other college students.

Oh, so he's moving On to his next scam.

Preying on young adults With fresh credit who

Don't keep a Close eye on it.

Right.

So would you mind Contacting the kids in

This file, see if they've Noticed any suspicious

Credit activity?

Sure.

Yeah, sure thing boss.

Could we make That a priority mitch?

Veronica is one of The kids in that file.

Veronica?

Oh, preston's girlfriend.

Well not exactly Girlfriend...I don't know

What their status is...

It's Complicated, I know.

Right.

I just wanna know exactly What's going on before I

Talk to her.

Yeah, of Course, you got it.

You're the man.

Mmm hmm...

I can't believe What kids will share with

Strangers online.

They talk About everything,

I mean everything.

Yeah I know.

And they think someone's Friendly 'cause they seen

A few pictures, but they Have no idea who it really

Is.

They give crooks Everything they need to

Steal their identities.

They got no Idea they're doing it.

I'm gonna Head over to jamestown

University and Talk to veronica.

She needs to know who Her friend really is.

And if any of those kids Call back let me know.

I wanna wrap this up And bring this guy down.

Will do.

I figured out it Wasn't him when I ran into

The real henry Morgan the other day,

Whose name is Actually chris.

I know it wasn't very Smart to trust someone I

Really didn't know.

Well don't be Too hard on yourself.

Unfortunately thousands of Young adults are scammed

Every year by criminals Online using social media.

He seemed Like such a nice guy.

I had no idea he'd be Trying to steal from me.

They put On a good show,

That's for sure.

We're running a search now On all the names just to

Check for regularities And credit activity.

You should call your bank And credit card companies

And double check as well.

Thanks Mrs. Wainwright.

Well, you should Get back to class and I

Need to get back to work, See what I can do about

Catching this guy.

Thank You so much again.

Oh, of Course veronica.

Wainwright?

Hey mitch, any Luck on the warrant?

Actually no, but One of the students from

Our file did Contact me and,

Well, she should be Here at any....Oh,

Hang on, I think She just arrived.

I'm on my way.

Alright.

Hi, emily jerome?

Inspector ohlmeyer?

Yes.

Look, let's get You checked in,

Alright?

Yeah, I think You might be right.

I just found out my Identity has been stolen.

And when Did you find out that

There was a problem With your credit?

About a week ago.

I went to buy a new Computer for school and I

Was gonna sign up for a New card from the store

And it was declined.

And you've never Had a problem before?

No.

My parents have always Been sticklers about which

Card to get and to make Sure I pay them off right

Away.

And how did you Find out about the new

Cards that were Taken out in your name?

My credit card Company told me to contact

The credit bureau.

I finally got a hold of Them yesterday and they

Told me 3 cards had been Opened and maxed out for

Months.

Emily, how Long have you known henry

Morgan?

Henry?

Maybe 6 months.

Why?

Have you ever Met henry in person?

No, why?

What does henry have To do with any of this?

Well Henry isn't henry,

His real name is brian Boyd and he is a person of

Interest in a case That we're investigating.

That's sarah's dad.

Wait, henry and mr. Boyd are the same person?

You know him?

Yeah.

I go to school with sarah, I've met her dad when her

Parents come to visit.

I told him so Much personal stuff.

That's how mr. Boyd was able to steal

Your identity.

He earned your trust And then started asking

Questions that would give Him the information he

Needed to open new credit Card accounts in your

Name.

Look, we're gonna Have to ask you not to

Contact the boyds and not To mention any of this to

Sarah.

We have some things we Need to tie up before we

Bring him in.

Okay.

Inspectors.

Something I can Help you with?

Yeah, Actually there is.

Can you turn around and Place your hands behind

Your back please?

Excuse me?

Just do it.

Brian boyd you're Under arrest for insurance

Fraud and for stealing The identities of rachel

Hannah, tim carnes And emily jerome.

You have a Right to remain silent.

Anything you say can and Will be used against you

In a court of law.

We Just saw how the modern

Convention of social media Can be the perfect gateway

For a scammer to Steal your identity.

But crooks will use any Angle to get the advantage

As we see in Our next story.

Amanda and mitch are Looking for a man who's

Been running a counterfeit Money order scam.

Is he using multiple Identities to commit his

Crimes undetected?

Let's find out in “man overboard.”

Oh no, It's you people.

Nice to see You too margaret.

Margaret sweitzer, you Have a right to remain

Silent.

I Know my rights,

You don't have to Read them to me again.

Anyways, I've already told You everything I know.

We think you Know more margaret.

We think you have Information that could

Help us out.

You can Help yourself,

Quite literally.

I mean the assistant u.S.

Attorney is willing to Work with you if you work

With us.

We know you didn't Make all those counterfeit

Postal money orders.

In fact I'm guessing you Didn't make any of them.

You don't Know anything about me.

Well we know Someone tried to use one

Of your money Orders yesterday,

And yet you were in here.

So who's doing it?

Who are you working with?

You know there's one Of two ways this can go.

I'm not Talking to you.

Just know that Right now we are running

The prints on those fake Money orders and we're

Going to come up With something,

Or someone.

You're in here Until you post bail or

Until your Hearing comes up.

And you realize of course That cooperation is one of

The many factors Considered in sentencing.

I haven't been Convicted of anything.

I'll tell you like I told the judge,

I didn't know They were fake.

And yet you were Caught with hundreds of

Them in your gym bag.

Come on margaret, the Sooner you talk the sooner

You get out of here.

I can stand a Few more nights in here.

Besides, the food is Better than my own

Cooking.

You know, I am Pretty sure that we went

Through all this evidence On the first pass.

Is there something you Think we're missing?

There's gotta be Something in here that

Connects margaret To another suspect.

Start digging.

No, it's just Shoes and clothes.

Those are Some loud shoes.

Yeah.

I told you We'd find something.

I think these are Gym locker keys.

What gave it away?

Fitness and frolics...

...Let's hit the gym.

Hey boss, here's The membership list from

The gym.

That locker was rented To a harvey fletcher.

Anything in it?

No, it was empty.

But we did get a billing Address for the joint

Membership that he shared With our favorite inmate

Margaret sweitzer.

Well now We're getting somewhere.

Let's run him Through the dmv,

Get an address and Send a team over there.

Hopefully he'll have more To tell us than his gym

Partner.

Hopefully.

What's the latest?

Oh, well, the bad News is I was unable to

Talk to harvey fletcher.

The good news is the Reason I was unable to

Speak with him was the Address we got from the

Gym is a vacant lot.

Phony address?

Sounds like more bad news.

Did you run him Through the national crime

Information center?

I did, no warrants.

So then I ran him through The credit bureaus and I

Got his social Security number.

And?

Plot thickens.

Like Grandma's gravy.

Now that number is Assigned to a teenager

Living in kansas city Who's not even old enough

To have a Driver's license.

So who is Our harvey fletcher?

When we Get to the jail let's act

Like we already know Harvey and margaret are a

Couple.

Well yeah, 'cause, you know,

Joining the gym together, That's a big deal.

Kind of like Letting someone drive...

...My bet is he's making The fake money orders and

Using her as the face to Cash them thinking they

Won't trace back to him.

Yeah, especially Since he's using a fake

Identity.

Exactly.

You know, I Just don't get it.

This guy can get a woman To go to jail for him and

I can't get a woman to...

Join a Gym with you?

I'm not ready for That kind of commitment.

Is there Someone special mitch?

That's classified.

I've never Heard of harvey fletcher.

Really?

'cause our records Indicate that you shared a

Gym membership, Does that ring a bell?

I don't know What you're talking about.

Well what we know Is that you're in here and

He's out there.

He let you take The fall for him.

But what you don't know Margaret is that harvey

Fletcher lied to you.

He isn't who He says he is.

What Do you mean?

Harvey fletcher is A 14 year-old boy living

In kansas city.

Whoever your boyfriend Is he stole this kid's

Identity.

Oh but you probably Already knew that didn't

You?

He lied To you margaret.

You still want to Keep his secrets?

Okay, now I do Want my lawyer present.

I'm ready to talk.

I gotta admit, I Wasn't sure margaret was

Gonna come through for us.

There's no fury Like a margaret scorned.

Wow, this evidence we Pulled from harvey's house

Is pay dirt.

Paper Stock, ink cartridges,

Images of ben franklin.

Everything you need To make counterfeit money

Orders.

Right.

We need to pull all we Can from this evidence.

Can you make sure it gets Catalogued and sent over

To georgia?

I promised preston I'd be home for dinner.

Sure thing boss.

Hey Boss, good morning.

Good morning.

Hey, the Prints came back from our

Dumpster dive at harvey Fletcher's house and we

Got a name.

It's bruce reigns.

That's great.

Well, it's not so Great for us or for bruce

'cause he's been Dead for 6 years.

So we've been Looking for a dead man?

Mmm hmm...And We found a dead end.

So harvey Fletcher is bruce reigns.

And bruce Reigns is dead.

Yet his fresh fingerprints Were found all over the

Counterfeiting evidence At harvey fletcher's

Apartment.

So, maybe bruce Reigns is not so dead.

It says here in the Police report that bruce

Reigns fell off his Brother's boat 6 years ago

And the body Was never found.

So I'm definitely Getting a pulse here.

Wait, wait, I Just saw...Bruce reign's

Brother trent took out a $1 million dollar life

Insurance policy less Than a month before bruce

Disappeared.

Definite signs of life.

Well let's bring in Brother trent to see if he

Can shed some light On this living ghost.

I love a Good ghost story.

Well, we'd like to Thank you mr. Reigns for

Coming in today.

We're sorry To bring up a painful

Subject, but we need to Ask you a few questions

About your brother bruce.

We understand he fell Overboard from your boat?

Yeah, I Saw him go under.

I couldn't get To him in time.

And you just Happened to have a $1

Million dollar life Insurance policy on him?

Well we Were business partners.

I took a policy out Because we would've lost

The business if Anything happened to him.

Did you Lose the business?

I'm no Longer in construction.

So what Happened to the money?

I don't Think that's any of your

Business.

You Might be right.

But insurance fraud is Our business when you send

Phony claims Through the mail.

And we have conclusive Evidence that your brother

Bruce is still Alive and very,

Very busy.

See, you're Thinking that this

Interview is still about Your brother but we're

Looking at you too.

At the end of this Investigation someone is

Going to jail.

We're closing in on your Brother and you seem too

Smart not to know that Lying to federal agents is

A serious offense.

So what do you say?

You wanna start at the Beginning of this little

Seafaring yarn of yours?

Housekeeping.

Bruce reigns?

Yeah, I'll Take that as a yes.

You're under Arrest for counterfeiting

Postal money orders.

Welcome Back to life bruce,

Behind bars.

As You've seen today,

The united states postal Inspection service takes

Immense pride in Protecting you.

For the inspectors, I'm Charmin lee and remember

You might be a target But you don't have to be a

Victim.

Thanks for watching.