New Yorkers charged in Cambridge-area debit-card scam

Two men from Brooklyn posed as employees of a financial-services company to convince numerous area residents to hand over their debit-card numbers and PINs - and to deposit counterfeit checks in their accounts - Cambridge Police and the Middlesex County District Attorney's office charge.

The scam would have involved a victim relinquishing their debit card and PIN number to an individual claiming to be from a Financial Services Company, who was looking to test and improve their money order operations. Account holders were told that they would be paid half of all money orders negotiated through their account. The accounts would then be used for fraudulent activity.

Delon St. Louis, 23, and Darren Zamor, 21, were ordered held in lieu of $300,000 bail each at their arraignment today in Cambridge District Court on charges of larceny over $250 for the "card cracking" scheme, authorities say.

On their arrest on Friday, police seized some $26,000 in cash and checks from their car.

Police say they are continuing to look for victims - who can contact Cambridge Det. Brian O’Connor at 617-349-9307 or [email protected].

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