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Yahoo
17-05-2025
- Yahoo
Local Sam's Club scammer arrested, faces theft charges
( — A man is now in custody after being arrested earlier this week for stealing over $25,000 worth of goods from Sam's Club. The Sacramento Sheriff's Department arrested 38-year-old Inam Rasool after executing a search warrant at his home Wednesday, where they found hundreds of stolen items. 'Found over $25,000 worth of items from Sam's Club,' said Amar Gandhi, Sacramento Sheriff's Public Information Officer. 'We're talking about everything from deodorant to over-the-counter medication to prepackaged foods, you name it.' Rasool's scam came to light in February, when he attempted to leave a Sacramento Sam's club with over $1,000 in unpaid merchandise mixed in with paid items. 'They didn't really escalate it to a criminal complaint. He went back, paid for the items, and everything was kind of a wash there,' said Gandhi. 'From there, they noticed this pattern that he was using reward points that were sometimes from other customers, purchasing really just a lot of product over this period of time.' Sam's Club uncovered that Rasool was hacking store accounts, stealing customer information, and using shoppers' reward dollars. That prompted the Sacramento Sheriff's Office to search his home on May 14th. Gandhi tells FOX40 that Rasool fraudulently purchased the merchandise, then sold the stolen items online, 'Kind of a one man operation.' 'Everything was stored in the garage, he was printing all these labels at home. The computer, label maker, and printer. So everything was done right there,' said Gandhi. Rasool was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on charges of grand theft, with bail set at $250,000. Investigators believe Rasool may have scammed other local businesses, they urge any affected companies to contact the Sheriff's Property Crimes Bureau. 'It started at that receipt checker. So it might seem like an annoyance to you when you're shopping at these stores. But again, these thieves are out there. They're hiding in plain sight,' Gandhi said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Yahoo
Sacramento Sheriff's deputies arrest a man for stealing $25K worth of items
( — Sacramento County Sheriff's Office arrested a man after stealing over $25,000 worth of items from Sam's Club in February. According to SCSO, a 38-year-old man entered a local Sam's Club and attempted to exit without paying for over $1,000 worth of merchandise, which was mixed in with the items that were already paid for. SCSO said the man has been identified as Inam Rasool. Rasool was stopped by the store's receipt checker, who discovered the attempted theft, but he was allowed to pay for the unscanned items, said SCSO. After the store reviewed Rasool's future visits and transactions, they found that he was using another customer's account to make purchases by using their rewards money they had earned. National Weather Service issues a Fire Weather Watch for Sacramento region SCSO said detectives from its Property Crimes and Organized Retail Crime Unit learned that after obtaining merchandise from the store using the rewards, Rasool started to sell the merchandise on an online marketplace. On Wednesday, SCSO said the detectives executed a search warrant at Rasool's home, where they found hundreds of items that were worth $25,000 in his garage with all of the items being from Sam's Club. According to SCSO, the items included snack food items, over-the-counter medications, nutritional supplements, hygiene products, pet food, and electronics. He also had a computer, a label printer, and packaging materials that were set to be shipped out to the people who bought them online. Rasool has been booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail on charges of grand theft with bail set at $250,000 and is scheduled to appear in court on Friday, stated SCSO. SCSO stated that detectives believe Rasool has likely obtained other merchandise from other businesses that may not have yet been reported. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
