Woman Arrested With 117 Stolen Credit Cards After Orchestrating ‘Tap-In’ Bank Fraud Scheme on Social Media

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Florida police have arrested a Tampa woman who allegedly orchestrated a massive bank fraud scheme. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) alleges Janetcilize Martinez, 24, advertised “tap-in” services, a type of fraud where a scammer uses debit cards to deposit bad checks from account holders who are also in on the scheme. The scammers then withdraw the funds before the checks show up as fraudulent. HCSO detectives discovered Martinez through social media posts and served a search warra...