This individual Anish N. Patel, born 7/16/68, is currently residing in Kings County Jail in Hanford California; under pretense of buying my son's art work, and promising to transfer title to a Honda that he owned, he called me several times. My son told him instead of money for the art he wanted his mother to have a decent, dependable car. He told him that he had a 2004 Honda his ex wife used to use, and did not want when they divorced. My son told me he was sincere and seemed honest. (His soft spot is also for believing people!)
Patel told me he needed the transfer fee and if I could transfer it to him thru my debit card he would have the car delivered to me two days later.
I am one of those naive, hard working, honest women (66 years old) who just goes thru life, taking care of myself and my family and helping anyone who needs it; living from payday to payday and trusting just about everyone. So I gave him my debit card number and told him there was exactly $325 in the account, and he told me he only needed $300.
My credit union, who are right on the spot when trouble strikes, called me two days later to tell me I had over $800 in overdrafts and over 400 in overdraft fees ($25 a charge). I told them to deny any further charges and what I had done.
They immediately notified their fraud division. Then this idiot made a fatal error. He allowed another inmate at Kings County Jail (Domingo Gallegos Patino) to use my debit card to obtain a "medical procedure" for his girlfriend. The credit union knew this was not authorized by me and immediately contacted the Hanford Community Medical Center. They gave them all the information on the woman's name, the procedure, the man in jail who had called them with the debit card information. And the name of the person who have "him" the debit card information.
Between the credit union fraud division and myself we forwarded all of our information to the Kings County California District Attorney who is at this time acting on the charges. We are praying these individuals won't be breathing any clean air of freedom anytme soon.
However, they operate via the telephone so be aware. They also have two accomplices. One is named Chase, one is Cindy and probably many others.
I was pretty stupid; but acted immediately when I knew I had been ripped off. I don't want anyone else to ever allow themselves to be conned by this person.
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