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Credit card fraud involves Edmond cafe
Case is called sophisticated
Comments 0BY DIANA BALDWIN
Published: December 16, 2008
EDMOND — A federal investigation into the theft of credit and debit card information from an Edmond restaurant last month is ongoing.
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Scott Funk, assistant special agent in charge at the U.S. Secret Service office in Oklahoma City, said the investigation into the credit card fraud case is extensive and spreads across multiple states.
"This involves a sophisticated organization,” Funk said.
Customers at Ted’s Cafe Escondido, 801 E Danforth Road, became victims in the investigation when they visited the restaurant Nov. 4.
Janell Lough, a University of Central Oklahoma student, said $250 was missing from her account after a group of 14 friends celebrated her sister’s birthday at the restaurant.
Purchases made with her card were at a Target store in California, she said. "I was thinking I shopped at Target but I’ve never spent that much money,” Lough said. "I called my credit card company and they said they would cancel my card.”
She has been reimbursed the money spent on her card.
"I don’t use my debit card much anymore,” Lough said. "I try to use cash whenever I can.”
Rick Tate, owner of Ted’s restaurants, said he has been working with law enforcement officers in their investigation.
In the meantime, Tate said he has taken steps at all of his restaurants to secure any personal information of his guests using credit and debit cards.
"We take the security of all personal information very seriously,” Tate said. "We have gone to great lengths to protect information pertaining to all of our guests.”
Tate said restaurant guests can feel confident using their credit or debit cards at the Edmond restaurant and at any other of his establishments.
