Tyler Perry a victim of credit card fraud
Tyler Perry is telling fans in a message posted on his Web site that he’s been ripped off by a credit card thief.
“Some idiot stole my credit card number,” he says in the message. “Can you believe that? Take a look at all the stuff they charged. If you know any of these people, call the police.”
Perry then lists a detailed accounting of the thief’s escapades, which total more than $28,000. Whoever boosted the number bought airline tickets – lots of airline tickets – along with goods at Best Buy, Lowe’s, movie tickets, clothing from online retailers and more. The most recent activity was on May 4, when the thief made an online purchase of $200. The purchases appear to have taken place in various locations, including a $105 expenditure on May 1 at a Decatur movie theater.
Perry, who has been on tour with his stage presentation of “Madea’s Big Happy Family,” doesn’t speculate on how his credit card number was stolen in the message.
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Cyberdetective
May 18th, 2010
8:40 am
First, any cyber thief will say to never purchase arline tickets online. You have to provide personal information in order to purchase tickets, and also provide identificaton to receive your boarding pass. You notice that all airline purchases on this list has names associated with them. The second set of Delta tickets indicate that he has first and last names, but chooses to only identify men by thier first name and last initial.
The other charges are just random charges and none of that is helpful to find the individuals who did it. But maybe they are just random charges thrown in to make it seem that there were more to this than just these men flying around the country.
Second, it’s obvious that he has the first and last names of those who purchased the tickets? Some list first name and last initial, and some list first initial, and complete last name. Seems like a concious decision, and why would you want to protect the privacy of these individuals who are obviously criminals and are being searched for by the police?
Third, cyber criminals usually charge a lot of small amounts because if you overexceed the daily spending limit it will activate the banks security. So obviously if they are spending 7,000 on one purchase they had to know that it was under the limit of the card.
Fourth, why would you post this information? Why not just say my card was stolen? Why list purchases and names? Could it be that Tyler is trying to head off some negative publicity coming his way. Possibly deny someone’s claims by simply saying his card was stolen? Or could it be that he did not report this to the police at all?
Maybe he is just letting his “friend” know that he knows he used his card and if he comes out, he will press charges against him.
Trust me, where there is smoke there is fire…
Dougie
May 19th, 2010
4:37 pm
@Reginald d denning you are so ignorant just because he has money does that makes it right? Tyler worked his azz off for what he has, rich as white ppl ok but look @ what he went through to get there. Its a darn shame people go to work to buy things they have for a lazy good for not a darn thing to come and take it.
"worst addition to atl"
May 19th, 2010
5:47 pm
@ jd2010,
nope, your incorrect. I heard, because the person that saw this go down, told me.. Meaning i heard him tell me. and of course he has given people a chance in the matter of charities and giving to foundations but what about the people that work for him and make small mistakes, etc. nothing to be fired over. You prob have seen his movies and read about him, you might not even be from atl, but i am, and i hear about the way he treats people. Having alot of money has gotten to his head, just look at his house. not that it matters but who needs a damn gold plated toilet in thier bathroom, pleeease… i guess you defend him bc he backs your “alma mater” good for you, nobody else cares. if it helps you sleep at night then keep it up. Your still a loser and prob still learning how to use the computer your sitting in front of.
Raindrop
May 21st, 2010
11:32 pm
I don’t care how rich a person is, it does not justify them being ripped off. even if he is generous, a courtesy call from the company should have been made and he could have verified the charges legit…
Brad
May 23rd, 2010
6:47 am
THIS IS NEWS???
summerhill ga
May 23rd, 2010
8:11 pm
airlines tickets?…no cameras at airport, doesn’t id have to be show when you’re heading to the gate for departure?
Mark Little
May 24th, 2010
3:35 pm
WIth airline tickets don’t they have them on video going through security?
dwight
May 28th, 2010
4:32 pm
get on to http://www.prepaidlegal.com/hub/sheeehy
Today…Thanks
Sorry Tyler
Yellow Credit Card
June 15th, 2010
2:08 pm
Sorry to hear that Tyler. Incidents like this happened now and then. What to do? All man are not the same. Hope it doesn’t happen again.
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Alyssa
smith
June 17th, 2010
11:42 am
hi,this is too good i thanks to all of you.
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