Disney Declassified: Tales of Real Life Disney Scandals, Sex, Accidents and Deaths Read Online Free PDF Page B
Author: Aaron Goldberg
Disney World fifteen times and went on two Disney cruises, all within a five-month period. As everyone who visits knows, these trips don’t come cheap. Alexander spent nearly $50,000 on his vacations with money he secured by stealing the identities of fifty customers and former employees from his restaurant.
Alexander used the stolen numbers from guest credit cards to buy gift cards and pre-paid credit cards to fund his escapades. Alexander kept his theft and deception going by using phony names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses to conceal his real identity. In July of 2013, authorities in Illinois caught up with him and charged him with identity theft and money laundering. In March of 2014, Alexander pleaded guilty to felony aggravated identity theft and was sentenced to six months in jail, along with paying restitution to American Express, Citibank, and Walt Disney World.
The next credit card scam racked up tens of thousands of dollars in free Disney merchandise by working the system, the Disney reservation system. Three men from Florida, Robert, Steven, and Joseph, ran up $15,000 in charges at several Walt Disney World Resorts and shops, and then left without paying. Their scam exploited a loophole in Disney’s reservation system. Here’s how it worked. Each man would check into his hotel with a legitimate credit card. They would then change the card Disney kept on file for charging purposes. The change was made to a pre-paid debit card with only a few dollars on it—just enough to clear the small dollar authorization Disney makes when you list the card on your account. The trio then went out to the parks and made purchases, billing everything to their hotel room. They would then flee the scene before Disney ever realized what transpired.
Walt Disney World allowed each guest that links their credit card to their room account charging privileges of up to $1,500 per room before Disney would reconcile and charge the credit card on file. These crafty guys would make their purchases, stay below the $1500 threshold and then leave with their goods. From February to April 2012 alone, they visited the resort seven times and ran the scam through thirteen hotel room accounts.
The crew got pinched when Robert bought several hundred dollars worth of pricey cigars, repeatedly. Robert reportedly bought large quantities and didn’t care what the brands were. He would take anything and everything, which the shop worker thought was odd, as smokers usually favor certain brands. The shop contacted Disney Security who worked with law enforcement to apprehend the trio.
Fifty-year-old Jeffrey, who was homeless and jobless since the 1990s, devised another unique hotel scam. Jeffrey spent much of the previous two decades traveling across the country, moving from hotel room to hotel room on other folks' credit cards. Despite his grim situation, he possessed one attribute that made his life a bit easier: he has an incredible memory.
Law enforcement officials were investigating a trespassing call at Walt Disney World’s Coronado Springs in October of 2012. Jeffrey was at the resort at the time and didn’t know the police weren’t there to speak with him about his life on the lam utilizing other people's credit cards. Tired of living the crooked life, he spilled his guts about his decades of fraud. He explained to the police that he had a great memory and could remember credit card numbers he would either briefly see or hear.
Walt Disney World was clearly one of his favorite places to squat, as he stayed there more than twenty-six times over the years. Jeffrey said it was very easy to bunk with the mouse. He would call over to the hotel of his choice; give them the credit card number to reserve his room, receive a confirmation number, and head to the front desk to pick up his keys. After his pow wow with police, Jeffrey was charged with trafficking in stolen credit card numbers, credit card fraud, false statement as to
Alexander used the stolen numbers from guest credit cards to buy gift cards and pre-paid credit cards to fund his escapades. Alexander kept his theft and deception going by using phony names, addresses, phone numbers and email addresses to conceal his real identity. In July of 2013, authorities in Illinois caught up with him and charged him with identity theft and money laundering. In March of 2014, Alexander pleaded guilty to felony aggravated identity theft and was sentenced to six months in jail, along with paying restitution to American Express, Citibank, and Walt Disney World.
The next credit card scam racked up tens of thousands of dollars in free Disney merchandise by working the system, the Disney reservation system. Three men from Florida, Robert, Steven, and Joseph, ran up $15,000 in charges at several Walt Disney World Resorts and shops, and then left without paying. Their scam exploited a loophole in Disney’s reservation system. Here’s how it worked. Each man would check into his hotel with a legitimate credit card. They would then change the card Disney kept on file for charging purposes. The change was made to a pre-paid debit card with only a few dollars on it—just enough to clear the small dollar authorization Disney makes when you list the card on your account. The trio then went out to the parks and made purchases, billing everything to their hotel room. They would then flee the scene before Disney ever realized what transpired.
Walt Disney World allowed each guest that links their credit card to their room account charging privileges of up to $1,500 per room before Disney would reconcile and charge the credit card on file. These crafty guys would make their purchases, stay below the $1500 threshold and then leave with their goods. From February to April 2012 alone, they visited the resort seven times and ran the scam through thirteen hotel room accounts.
The crew got pinched when Robert bought several hundred dollars worth of pricey cigars, repeatedly. Robert reportedly bought large quantities and didn’t care what the brands were. He would take anything and everything, which the shop worker thought was odd, as smokers usually favor certain brands. The shop contacted Disney Security who worked with law enforcement to apprehend the trio.
Fifty-year-old Jeffrey, who was homeless and jobless since the 1990s, devised another unique hotel scam. Jeffrey spent much of the previous two decades traveling across the country, moving from hotel room to hotel room on other folks' credit cards. Despite his grim situation, he possessed one attribute that made his life a bit easier: he has an incredible memory.
Law enforcement officials were investigating a trespassing call at Walt Disney World’s Coronado Springs in October of 2012. Jeffrey was at the resort at the time and didn’t know the police weren’t there to speak with him about his life on the lam utilizing other people's credit cards. Tired of living the crooked life, he spilled his guts about his decades of fraud. He explained to the police that he had a great memory and could remember credit card numbers he would either briefly see or hear.
Walt Disney World was clearly one of his favorite places to squat, as he stayed there more than twenty-six times over the years. Jeffrey said it was very easy to bunk with the mouse. He would call over to the hotel of his choice; give them the credit card number to reserve his room, receive a confirmation number, and head to the front desk to pick up his keys. After his pow wow with police, Jeffrey was charged with trafficking in stolen credit card numbers, credit card fraud, false statement as to
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