NN man wanted for credit card fraud

Updated: Wednesday, 05 Dec 2012, 8:35 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 05 Dec 2012, 8:27 PM EST

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) - Police say they need the public's help in locating a Newport News man wanted for credit card fraud and larceny.

Harold Eley with the Newport News Police Department says 27-year-old Endris Fuentes Torres re-encoded a victim's credit card onto another card to purchase gift cards at K-Mart and Food Lion.

Eley said the victim's credit card information was stolen at approximately 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 25.

The gift cards were purchased at K-Mart, 401 Oriana Road and Food Lion, 467 Oriana Road in Newport News and Eley says as of Tuesday, Nov. 27, more than $2,000 has been used from one victim's card to purchase gift cards.

Police say Torres was observed on surveillance camera using several credit cards, leading them to believe there are more unknown victims.

Torres is wanted on charges of credit card larceny, credit card factoring and credit card fraud.

If you have any information on Torres' location, contact Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.

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