There is a female that has ripped off a couple wine merchants in Napa Valley. She is giving a very convincing story about (possibly) being an event planner and covering all her bases to rip-off wine merchants. She is using different names. Drives a maroon cadallic
First she will email, then call asking all the right questions and then shows up to purchase & pick-up the wine to make sure the transaction goes smoothly. She will have ID & Cc. She is purchasing very high end wines supposedly for clients.
Make sure if you have someone come in and give you a Cc that it actually swipes in your Cc processor, the banks have to cover it as long as it is NOT a manual entry. Do not accept a Cc that won’t swipe.
This seems to be in and around the Bay Area, possibly up to Sacramento.
UPDATE: 7/7/2011
This person has hit again in So CA. To all our friends, be careful, these people are very convincing. There has been Visa, MasterCard, & American Express Cc used.
So far there appears to be 2 women with some different descriptions
The suspect is described as heavy-set African American female, in her 30’s, 5’5-5’7”. She drives a maroon sedan possibly a Camry or Cadillac. She is soft spoken and professional in manner and appeared to understand the wine business.
Black female, 30-35 yrs, 5’7, shoulder length hair who told employees she worked for a Hollywood Co as a wedding coordinator. Vehicle, 1970’s 4dr sedan, possibly a Caprice.
Black female 30-40 yrs, 5’9", 220lbs, black hair, brown eyes, shoulder length in ponytail