{"slug": "campbell-resident-loses-5000-to-phony-amazon-employee", "title": "Campbell resident loses $5,000 to phony Amazon employee", "summary": "A Campbell resident lost $5,000 after a scammer falsely identified themselves as an Amazon employee and withdrew money from the victim's bank account. The incident was reported on June 11 as part of a police blotter covering various thefts, vandalism, and drug-related offenses in the area.", "body_md": "**Getting your**\n\n[Trinity Audio](//trinityaudio.ai)player ready...#### June 11\n\nVandalism: Someone rode a bike in a store on Winchester Boulevard, ran over a table and destroyed a cake worth about $40.\n\nRobbery: Someone grabbed another person’s phone on West Hamilton Avenue and threw it on the ground, shattering it.\n\nPetty theft: Two people stole credit cards and $800 in cash from another person’s purse on East Hamilton Avenue.\n\nObtain money by false pretenses: Someone falsely identified themselves as an Amazon employee and withdrew about $5,000 from another person’s bank account.\n\n#### June 10\n\nUnder the influence of a controlled substance: Officers contacted someone who was yelling and throwing items out of a dumpster on Malley Way. They determined the person was under the influence of a controlled substance.\n\nDriving under the influence: Someone was driving recklessly on East Hamilton Avenue and kept nodding while having a nitrous oxide can in his hand. Officers determined the person was driving under the influence and booked them into jail.\n\n#### June 9\n\nPossession of stolen vehicle, controlled substances without a prescription: Someone was in possession of a stolen vehicle, personal identification documents and prescription medication not belonging to them at West Hamilton and Llewellyn avenues. Officers arrested and booked the person.\n\nMail theft: More than one person stole mail from a bank of mailboxes at a Union Avenue property.\n\nEvading a peace officer: Some people drove two white vehicles recklessly in the area of Marathon Drive and Hamilton Avenue. An officer tried to conduct a traffic stop, but the drivers failed to yield and fled the scene.\n\n#### June 7\n\nGrand theft: Someone stole $1,763 worth of product on South Bascom Avenue and fled.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/campbell-resident-loses-5000-to-phony-amazon-employee", "canonical_source": "https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/16/campbell-resident-loses-5000-to-phony-amazon-employee/", "published_at": "2026-06-16 14:35:16+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-16 14:51:25.125809+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-safety"], "entities": ["Amazon"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/campbell-resident-loses-5000-to-phony-amazon-employee", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/campbell-resident-loses-5000-to-phony-amazon-employee.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/campbell-resident-loses-5000-to-phony-amazon-employee.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/campbell-resident-loses-5000-to-phony-amazon-employee.jsonld"}}