Wilmer Vasquez was nabbed by police in downtown Miami more than four months after a woman reported being defrauded of $20,000 in Key Biscayne, according to records.
According to a police report, Vasquez, 34, was arrested at 10 p.m. on Northwest North River Drive near Fifth Street following a “felony vehicle alert” from the National Crime Information Center database.
Vasquez, also known as Wilmer Vasqueztribuiani, was “sitting inside the vehicle involved” in the fraud reported by the victim on Jan. 29 in Key Biscayne, according to a police report.
According to jail records, Vasquez was booked soon before 2 a.m. Thursday at the Turner Guilford Correctional Center in Miami-Dade County.
“An unknown subject, by means not yet determined and without authorization, accessed her computer and caused a pop-up message, disguised as an Apple support notification, to appear on the screen,” a police officer said in the arrest report.
The victim indicated that the message stated that “her identity and personal information had been compromised,” according to the police report.
“The victim contacted the telephone number displayed on the pop-up message and was subsequently transferred to an individual claiming to be a bank security agent,” a cop wrote. “Through a series of false representations, the victim was induced to withdraw $20,000.”
According to authorities, the victim withdrew the cash, placed it in a box, and gave it to an Uber courier who delivered it to the Mobil gas station on Crandon Boulevard.
According to the arrest report, “surveillance video obtained during the investigation captured [Vasquez] receiving the box containing the victim’s $20,000 from the Uber courier and departing the area with the proceeds,” a police officer wrote.
Vasquez was charged with four counts: organized fraud of $20,000 or more, computer-related offenses, unauthorized use of a communication device, and second-degree grand theft of less than $100,000. His bond was:
According to jail records, Vasquez was placed on a hold by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday afternoon. According to the arrest report, he was born in Venezuela and now lives in Miami-Dade’s West End.
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