New York Daily News

ID robber was greedy for Moore

- Peter Sblendorio, Nancy Dillon

Demi Moore was targeted in a credit-card scam in which $169,000 was charged to her American Express account.

Accused scammer David Read reported to American Express in March that Moore's credit card had gone missing — and, pretending to act on her behalf, asked for a replacemen­t, according to a federal criminal complaint obtained by the Daily News.

Once that credit card arrived at a FedEx office in Santa Monica, Read allegedly picked it up and went on a $170,000 spending spree, both online and at Los Angeles area retailers, from March 6 to March 19, according to the legal filing.

The credit card was used to purchase $13,000 worth of items at a Saks Fifth Avenue store on March 8, followed by $16,000 worth of purchases the next day.

In late March, Moore's assistant reported the actress' card had been fraudulent­ly used and surveillan­ce video at the FedEx office and area stores helped authoritie­s track down the alleged thief.

The complaint claims Read admitted to the crime and is in custody at Los Angeles County Jail, TMZ reported.

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