afparent Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Man Accused of Scamming NFL Players With False Identity By Ben Nuckols Associated Press Monday, January 3, 2005; 5:18 PM BALTIMORE -- A 19-year-old man obtained the phone numbers of current and former NFL greats and, claiming to be a fellow player, told "elaborate" tales of financial distress and talked them into wiring him money, police said. Lewis Sills of Elkridge faces multiple charges of theft and identity theft after stealing or trying to steal from Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, former Washington Redskins cornerback Darrell Green and Oakland Raiders defensive end Warren Sapp, Howard County police said. After persuading Green and McNabb to wire him money, Sills called Sapp, who became suspicious, police said. Sapp's financial manager contacted police, who arrested Sills after he picked up money he believed was from Sapp. "We have not been able to determine how he was able to obtain the personal phone numbers of these players," police spokeswoman Sherry Llewellyn said. "His stories have been described as elaborate, desperate and certainly convincing enough that some of the players wired the money at his request." According to police, Sills called Green on Dec. 17 and claimed to be Baltimore Ravens linebacker Peter Boulware. Acting as Boulware, he claimed to have a cousin named Lewis Sills and asked Green to wire $900 directly to Sills. Green believed the story and wired the cash, which Sills picked up at a grocery store in his hometown. Sills' next alleged target was McNabb. This time, he allegedly claimed to be James Thrash of the Washington Redskins -- a former teammate of McNabb's. He asked McNabb to wire $600 to the same grocery store. McNabb agreed and, posing as Thrash, he picked up the money and signed Thrash's name on a transaction receipt. Then, on Dec. 28, police said Sills called Sapp and claimed to be Redskins receiver Laveranues Coles. He asked Sapp to wire him $1,800. Sapp became suspicious, police said, and his financial manager, James Rubin, contacted police and wired $525 to Coles at the grocery store. Detectives were waiting outside when Sills walked in, identified himself as Coles and took the money. They confronted him and arrested him after a chase and struggle. In addition to the theft and identity theft counts, Sills was charged with resisting arrest and assaulting officers. He's being held in lieu of $5,000 bond. Police are unsure if any other players were targeted, Llewellyn said. "We've been working with NFL security since the beginning of the investigation, so if there were additional players victimized, we would want to know about that," she said. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45278-2005Jan3.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[[ghost]] Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 :doh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canesluver Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 Way to go Sapp!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OWUeagleMD Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 That is insane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyZeb Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 McNabb and Thrash must have had a close relationship. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted January 3, 2005 Author Share Posted January 3, 2005 i can't believe he got away with this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildbill Posted January 3, 2005 Share Posted January 3, 2005 who's dumber, the players who gave money or the guy for stealing. Wait a minute, did I just insinuate that Sir Green was stupid:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wicked99 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Originally posted by wildbill who's dumber, the players who gave money or the guy for stealing. Wait a minute, did I just insinuate that Sir Green was stupid:) ya it's pretty sad that out of all the players mentioned it was warren sapp who became suspicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shippy1973 Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 If he can not get hit by Sapp, catch McNabb and catch a pass covered by DG then he can keep the money. If not, he has to watch every 49er and Dolphin game this year 2 times and pay them back twice the amount he ripped off. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 Lewis Sills of Elkridge faces multiple charges of theft and identity theft after stealing or trying to steal from Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, former Washington Redskins cornerback Darrell Green and Oakland Raiders defensive end Warren Sapp, Howard County police said. Not only can he be charged with ID theft, he can get burned on wire fraud as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Williams Posted January 4, 2005 Share Posted January 4, 2005 sapp was only suspicious because he doesn't know coles:laugh:.... ( just a guess ) If it was someone like karl williams or reidel anthony he woulda done it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuy Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 This is kinda interesting. Involves a few Redskins name and Darrell Green http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/2005-01-03-player-scam_x.htm Man accused of scamming NFL players By Ben Nuckols, The Associated Press BALTIMORE — A 19-year-old man obtained the phone numbers of current and former NFL greats and, claiming to be a fellow player, told "elaborate" tales of financial distress and talked them into wiring him money, police said. Lewis Sills of Elkridge, Md., faces multiple charges of theft and identity theft after stealing or trying to steal from Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb, former Washington Redskins cornerback Darrell Green and Oakland Raiders defensive end Warren Sapp, Howard County police said. After persuading Green and McNabb to wire him money, Sills called Sapp, who became suspicious, police said. Sapp's financial manager contacted police, who arrested Sills after he picked up money he believed was from Sapp. "We have not been able to determine how he was able to obtain the personal phone numbers of these players," police spokeswoman Sherry Llewellyn said. "His stories have been described as elaborate, desperate and certainly convincing enough that some of the players wired the money at his request." According to police, Sills called Green on Dec. 17 and claimed to be Baltimore Ravens linebacker Peter Boulware. Acting as Boulware, he claimed to have a cousin named Lewis Sills and asked Green to wire $900 directly to Sills. Green believed the story and wired the cash, which Sills picked up at a grocery store in his hometown. Sills' next alleged target was McNabb. This time, he allegedly claimed to be James Thrash of the Washington Redskins — a former teammate of McNabb's. He asked McNabb to wire $600 to the same grocery store. McNabb agreed and, posing as Thrash, he picked up the money and signed Thrash's name on a transaction receipt. Then, on Dec. 28, police said Sills called Sapp and claimed to be Redskins receiver Laveranues Coles. He asked Sapp to wire him $1,800. Sapp became suspicious, police said, and his financial manager, James Rubin, contacted police and wired $525 to Coles at the grocery store. Detectives were waiting outside when Sills walked in, identified himself as Coles and took the money. They confronted him and arrested him after a chase and struggle. In addition to the theft and identity theft counts, Sills was charged with resisting arrest and assaulting officers. He's being held in lieu of $5,000 bond. Police are unsure if any other players were targeted, Llewellyn said. "We've been working with NFL security since the beginning of the investigation, so if there were additional players victimized, we would want to know about that," she said. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said players are educated about the risks they face from scam artists. "It's not new, it's an ongoing issue that we've had," Aiello said. "Our players are high-profile, and they can be targets of this kind of criminal activity. We ... work with them to try to protect themselves." An Eagles spokesman said McNabb had no comment. Sapp was unavailable for comment, and Green could not immediately be reached for comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=87383&highlight=SILLS http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=87359&highlight=SILLS http://www.extremeskins.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=87452&highlight=SILLS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThatGuy Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Well at least I wasn't the only one to repeat things. My apologies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
project myu Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 If he wasn't so greedy and decided not to try a third time, he would've gotten away with it. Kind of reminds me of a story where some high schooler scammed a dealership out of a Beamer. The reason he got caught? He tried to do it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iggle in Exile Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 As an Eagle fan, it pains me at how stingy McNabb was. Darrell Green gave $900 to that scam artist, while Don only gave $600. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SILKYSMOOTH Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Donovan McIdiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golgo-13 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 You would figure McNabb would have known the sound of Thrash's voice. Maybe this guy does good impersonations or something. That is crazy. I will hand it to the kid that it was ballsy, but also very stupid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Originally posted by Golgo-13 You would figure McNabb would have known the sound of Thrash's voice. Maybe this guy does good impersonations or something. That is crazy. I will hand it to the kid that it was ballsy, but also very stupid. He must be good...on this morning's news they said he disguises his voice to sound like his girlfriend and got her pin number changed on her credit card Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Originally posted by KINGBRICE_28 sapp was only suspicious because he doesn't know coles:laugh:.... ( just a guess ) If it was someone like karl williams or reidel anthony he woulda done it..... yeh really, what connection does Sapp have to Coles? Then again, what does Darrel Green have with Peter Boulware? If the dude contacted Sapp posing as that Anahotu guy, or any other buc, he prolly wouldnt have alerted anyone. I really am surprised, since when would a current NFL starter have money problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cphil006 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 I pretended to be an NFL player before, only to pick up girls....no harm really done, but stealing money is wrong... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenaciousB15 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 I can't blame McNabb for believing it, Thrash's pay was cut in half when he was traded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TenaciousB15 Posted January 6, 2005 Share Posted January 6, 2005 Originally posted by Iggle in Exile As an Eagle fan, it pains me at how stingy McNabb was. Darrell Green gave $900 to that scam artist, while Don only gave $600. McNabb is notoriously cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afparent Posted January 6, 2005 Author Share Posted January 6, 2005 Originally posted by cphil006 I pretended to be an NFL player before, only to pick up girls....no harm really done, but stealing money is wrong... Did it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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