HALIFAX – Halifax police have laid an additional 53 charges against a man in an alleged pre-paid credit card scam.
The 19-year-old Halifax man was arrested March 24.
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At the time, he faced three charges.
Police then discovered the man was linked to an additional 10 fraud-related investigations involving stolen credit card data used to purchase pre-paid credit cards.
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Curtis Jay Fountain of Halifax is now facing 56 fraud-related charges.
Investigators say business owners should be careful about gift card or pre-paid credit purchases made by customers who seem knowledgeable about override procedures involving point of sale transactions.
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