On December 26th, 2025, officers responded to a local nail salon following reports of suspected theft and credit card fraud. However, upon arrival, the situation proved to be far more bizarre than a typical Dandash scenario. A woman had entered the salon requesting over $700 worth of services, but possessed no physical credit cards. Instead, she carried a digital list of 17 different card numbers on her phone, insisting that the employees manually type each one into the terminal. >> All right, so we got a call here for a fraud, obviously with the credit cards. >> Yes. >> Okay. >> So, she randomly walked in. She wanted to buy $700 worth of services. >> Were the credit cards to her? >> How do you know it was not? >> They're in her phone. They're all in her phone. She had like 17 different cards all in her phone and she would show me >> a mobile wallet. >> No. >> Or a picture. >> She wouldn't show me. >> Okay. >> Cuz I She's like, "You have to manually put them in." And I was like, "All right, well, show it to me and I'll put it in." She was like, "No, no, I'll I'll just do it. I'll do it." And she wouldn't let me see her phone or see if they were typed or if it's a picture of the card. So, I don't know. But it was all on her phone. Okay. >> And then they kept getting declined. It was like declined. Fraud. Declined. >> How do you know? Fraud. Just say fraud. Fraud. Yeah. that kept saying fraud for a bunch of them to and through. And then I had three clients call here and say, "Hey, Bank of America just sent me a message. Someone's trying to use my card at your business. It's not me." >> Okay. >> The woman walked in. She said she had her aunt and her mother with her and she wanted to pay for services. >> And how do you identify this woman? What was she wearing? >> Uh she was wearing a black t-shirt that said from me on it. Um, and then she had short blonde fluffy wavy hair to her shoulders. >> Describe to me how she looked like in terms of is she black? She's Hispanic. She >> Hispanic and uh she was a little larger. >> Okay. All right. Keep going. >> I don't remember what pants she was wearing. I just remember the shirt that said Medaline. >> Understood. Describe to me what happened as you were saying earlier regarding to the transaction. >> Um, so she wanted to purchase $700 worth of services. Okay. And so she told me to try to put it all on one card first. It was declined. It said suspected fraud. She gave me another card. It was declined. Suspected fraud. >> How do you figure it was suspected fraud? >> It showed up on my screen. It said it was declin declined suspected fraud. >> Tension mounted as transaction after transaction was declined with the screen flashing a bright red warning. Suspected fraud. Despite these repeated red flags, the salon staff, driven by a desire to secure the $700 payment, continued to cycle through the numbers until two transactions totaling $400 finally cleared. Simultaneously, the salon's landline began ringing. Three different victims called to report that their banks had just alerted them to unauthorized attempts to use their cards at this specific business. >> And she was like, "Well, let me split two. I'll tried 100 on this card and 300 on a different card. Those ones went through. Um, and then she still owed another 300. So, we tried like seven more cards and all of them were declined and said suspected fraud. And then she went next door to get a pedicure. Um, and I had three people call the salon and tell me that Bank of America or whatever bank they were using sent them a message saying someone tried to use their card at this business and it's not them. >> Okay. So, >> is there a way we could pull up those transaction that said it was declined card? >> I looked. I don't know how to pull up like declined ones. >> You could probably get it through the credit card company. >> Maybe it's the history. No, cuz I went through the history. These are all ones that went through. >> What about the opens? >> Opens are just those are ones that went through, but those are ones just from today. Okay. >> As officers gathered statements, the conduct of the salon employees came under heavy scrutiny. Despite the mounting evidence of criminal activity, including the suspect's refusal to show her screen and the constant fraud alerts, the staff proceeded with the transactions. This raised a critical question for investigators. Was this a case of extreme professional naivity or was the salon an accomplice willing to look the other way just to secure a high dollar sale? >> Pictures of the card. >> I don't know if it was pictures of the card or if she had like the numbers typed in. She wouldn't let me look at it. >> Yeah, these are >> I think I think it's going to be this last one that I just talked to right before I called you. >> So, she came in here. She's using her card to scan. You're saying? >> No, I had to manually type the cards in cuz she didn't have any physical cards. >> Any numbers? >> Yes. Cuz I said, "If you have all these in your wallet, you can just tap it. I don't have to manually put them in." And she's like, "No." And she's like this. And she's like, "Let me get this number." Okay. And then she was reading it to me and then eventually she was just like, "I'll just type it in myself." And I was like, "Well, if you show me the card, I'll put it in." She was like, "No, no, no. It's it's fine." She wouldn't let me see what she was looking at. >> About 14 or 15 different numbers you typed in. >> Yes. >> Did she type in it in here herself? >> Yes. >> And they all came up suspect fraud. >> Yeah. Except for these two. >> These two went through. So, and I don't know who these people are. >> So, I don't know if I should refund it cuz it's probably not her cards. >> That's not hers. >> This is not hers. >> No, that's not hers. And those are >> that's a different client. Yeah, these are the only two cards that did go through. All the other ones were declined for suspected fraud. >> The moment the suspect, a Hispanic female in a black t-shirt, spotted the officers approaching, she abandoned her pedicure and attempted a desperate speedun for the exit. Once intercepted and pinned, her demeanor shifted instantly from calculated fraudster to terrified victim. She began screaming, "Please don't scare me." and claiming she had a medical issue. While resisting arrest, however, the officers remained unmoved, noting that her dramatic performance didn't change the fact that she was carrying a phone filled with stolen financial data. >> Was that the lady that was standing up earlier? >> Hey, come here. 74. Got one split. It's going to be towards the back of the side. Hey, >> come here. >> What's wrong with you? >> Get your hands. >> You sir, >> listen to me right now. >> Listen to me. Put your hands right here. >> I see your hands. >> I will hit I will tase you. You don't put my hand. >> Please don't scare me, sir. >> All right. Relax your hands. Face face towards the back. >> Please don't scare me. >> All right. Come on. >> What is wrong with you? >> What are you doing, sir? Ma'am, >> you're scaring me. >> Let's go. >> My mother hand moving, ma'am. Stop moving. >> I don't want to slam you on the ground, man. I need you to relax. You understand me? >> Stop moving. Stop resisting. Stop resisting. >> I have a medical issue. >> No, you do not. Stop resisting. Please help. >> Stop resisting. >> Stop moving your arm. >> Stop moving your arm. >> Can I come my mom, please? >> Relax me. The incident concluded with the suspect being hauled off to jail on felony charges of credit card fraud and resisting arrest. Once the body cam footage went viral, the internet's fury was directed not only at the fraudster, but also at the salon's management. Commenters were quick to point out the absurdity of the staff's actions, asking how many times did they need to hear the word fraud before it finally clicked. It remains a stark cautionary tale for business owners on the dangers of ignoring the obvious. >> Ma'am, relax. Right. >> Make sure you have nothing on you. Relax. Relax. Stop. Stop. >> I don't have anything on me, man. >> Ma'am, I'm going to need you to relax. All right. Stand fast. Don't move. I need you to put your legs shoulder width apart for me, please. Shoulder width apart. You have anything out here? >> Nothing. >> Got your camera looking. >> Yeah. Yeah. >> What are you doing? >> Make sure you have no weapons on you. Okay. >> Stop playing games. There's no scary. You know exactly what you're doing. >> Allow the deputy to do his job. >> No weapons. >> I don't have any weapons. >> I have no idea. >> What in the world's going on right now? >> Let me see >> what is going on. >> Relax, man. Being detained. >> You're being detained right now. Questioning. When I told you to stop or when I told you to stop, you took flight. Okay. >> Yeah, but I'm scared cuz I'm literally You know why? >> Relax. >> Move your feet. >> Okay.