Scottsdale police say Nuruhussein Hussein would ask to make use of a passenger’s unlocked cellphone to switch cryptocurrency.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — A person was arrested Thursday for pretending to be an Uber driver and stealing $300,000 in cryptocurrency.
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In line with the Scottsdale Police Division, officers labored with brokers from the US Secret Service Phoenix Subject Workplace to serve a search warrant and arrest Nuruhussein Hussein for theft and different fraud costs.
Investigators say that between March 2024 and Dec. 2024, Hussein pretended to be an Uber driver and picked up individuals ready at a Scottsdale lodge.
When the passengers acquired within the automobile, Hussein would ask to make use of their telephones to get instructions or hook up with the Uber app. While on the cellphone, officers say Hussein would switch cryptocurrency from their digital pockets to his digital pockets.
Hussein was booked into Maricopa County jail for a number of felony costs, together with theft, fraud schemes and cash laundering.
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