Crime & Safety
Hacked! Creve Coeur Police Turn Over Computer Fraud Case To Feds
Thousands of dollars were nearly lost on airline tickets to Africa.
The FBI is now investigating how a Creve Coeur business was victimized by computer hackers who were able to book $30,000 worth of airline tickets.
first responded to the business on August 1. Police would not identify the location by name, but KMOV-TV confirmed Tuesday that the business was .
Brentwood's CEO told KMOV's Russell Kinsaul that the purchases were "red flagged" before the tickets, booked to African destinations, were used.
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Creve Coeur Police told Patch the FBI is looking into similar cases in the St. Louis area. An FBI spokeswoman did not return messages seeking comment.
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