What types of crimes does the Fraud Unit investigate?
A. Detectives assigned to the Fraud Unit investigate crimes involving fraudulent checks, credit cards, airline tickets, securities and other official documents such as driver licenses and Social Security cards. The also scrutinize cases involving trademark counterfeiting cases and cellular phone cloning. The unit maintains photo and intelligence files of known con artists, pickpockets and thieves who pose as utility company employees or phony home repairmen also known as travelers.
