Henderson police arrest man in fraud investigation

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – A man faces multiple charges, including theft, after what Henderson police are calling a two-day scam involving a financial institution.

Emmanuel Almonor, 32, was arrested on May 23 following the department’s investigation. Police said they responded to reports of the scam on May 22 and 23.

According to police, the suspect contacted several victims using a fake phone number from their respective financial institutions, claiming that their debit card had been used fraudulently or
compromised and they had to send them a new debit card.

Police describe phone number spoofing as intentionally falsifying the caller ID to make it appear as if the incoming call is from a person or business you may already know.
or trust.

The suspect then told the victims that a bank employee would come to their home to collect their current debit card and properly destroy it, police said.

Within a short time, a person was at the victim’s front door posing as a bank employee. The victim gave the suspect his debit card to be destroyed, but instead the suspect immediately made thousands of dollars in fraudulent charges and money transfers, according to police.

During the phone calls, the suspect appeared to ask the victims their
personal identification data, account numbers and PIN information, which makes the
The contact appears legitimate, police said.

Almonor was taken into custody and booked into the Henderson Detention Center on the following charges:

• 1 case: Obtaining/using another ID card, resulting in financial loss of over $3,000

• 1 count of theft, $5,000.00 but less than $25,000.00

• 1 count: Obtaining money/property/labor by fraudulent means, $5,000 but less than $25,000

• 1 count: Attempt to fraudulently obtain money/property/labor, $5,000 but less than $25,000

Anyone who has information about this case or may have been a victim of this fraud is asked to
Call Henderson Police at 702-267-4911, 3-1-1, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 702-385-5555.

On Tuesday, the Summerlin Area Command of the Las Vegas Metro Police Department issued a warning to residents of the northwest valley that a similar crime trend could be expected in the region.

“Suspects pretend to be from your bank. They claim there is suspicious activity on your account and even send you a text message with a verification code to appear more official,” the LVMPD post said.

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