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By [Daniel Brooks](https://giftcard.news/author/daniel-brooks/) September 14, 2026 1 min read [ Google News ](https://google.com/preferences/source?q=giftcard.news&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Flynden-arrest-mixed-cash-gift-card-fraud-investigation%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Lynden+arrest+follows+alleged+cash+and+gift-card+fraud+with+%2460%2C000+loss&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Flynden-arrest-mixed-cash-gift-card-fraud-investigation%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Lynden+arrest+follows+alleged+cash+and+gift-card+fraud+with+%2460%2C000+loss+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Flynden-arrest-mixed-cash-gift-card-fraud-investigation%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "WhatsApp") ![Two value-transfer channels in the alleged Lynden fraud: cash collection and gift-card number disclosure. The $60,000 reported loss was not split by payment method.](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/lynden-arrest-follows-alleged-cash-gift-card-fraud-60-000-loss-two-2-w1280.webp) Police intervened during the cash-collection stage on September 14\. The original report did not quantify the gift-card portion of the loss. Photo: Gift Card News; source: KGMI / My Bellingham Now The [Lynden Police Department](https://giftcard.news/organization/lynden-police-department/) arrested a suspected courier on September 14 after investigating an alleged fraud involving both cash collections and disclosed gift-card numbers. Police estimated a resident’s combined loss at $60,000, according to KGMI reporter Jason Upton’s September 15 report for My Bellingham Now. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) Police Chief Jeremy Bos told the outlet that the resident had been instructed to make two large cash withdrawals and hand the money to a courier posing as a federal agent. The resident also purchased numerous gift cards and shared their numbers. The report does not identify the issuers or establish how much of the total loss came from cards. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) The account describes two distinct ways of obtaining value: physical cash collection and remote disclosure of gift-card numbers. Police intervened at the cash-collection stage, setting up a sting around 1 p.m. when a 30-year-old Lynnwood man allegedly arrived to collect more money. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) The report said the suspect faced first-degree theft and felony criminal-conspiracy charges. These are allegations, not findings of guilt. It did not report whether previously transferred cash or gift-card funds had been recovered. [\[S01\]](#article-source-1) ## In this article ### Organizations * [Lynden Police Department](https://giftcard.news/organization/lynden-police-department/) ### Sources and documents * [\[S01\] Original KGMI report attributing the investigation to Police Chief Jeremy Bos](https://mybellinghamnow.com/news/297792-lynnwood-man-arrested-after-lynden-resident-loses-60k-in-online-scam/?utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news) — KGMI / My Bellingham Now Share [ ](https://x.com/intent/post?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Flynden-arrest-mixed-cash-gift-card-fraud-investigation%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dx%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&text=Lynden+arrest+follows+alleged+cash+and+gift-card+fraud+with+%2460%2C000+loss&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "X") [ ](https://www.linkedin.com/sharing/share-offsite/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Flynden-arrest-mixed-cash-gift-card-fraud-investigation%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dlinkedin%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "LinkedIn") [ ](https://wa.me/?text=Lynden+arrest+follows+alleged+cash+and+gift-card+fraud+with+%2460%2C000+loss+https%3A%2F%2Fgiftcard.news%2Ffraud-security%2Flynden-arrest-mixed-cash-gift-card-fraud-investigation%2F%3Futm%5Fsource%3Dwhatsapp%26utm%5Fmedium%3Dsocial&utm%5Fsource=giftcard.news&utm%5Fcampaign=giftcard.news "WhatsApp") ![Portrait of Daniel Brooks](https://giftcard.news/images/variants/v1/daniel-brooks-editorial-portrait-w320.webp) About the author ## [Daniel Brooks](https://giftcard.news/author/daniel-brooks/) Journalist — Payments, Security & PCI DSS Daniel Brooks covers payment networks, financial technology, payment security, gift card fraud and PCI DSS for Gift Card News. 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