Chicago fragrance YouTuber stocked luxury cologne collection through mail fraud scheme, investigators say
<p>A 29-year-old Chicago man has been charged with mail fraud and theft after a months-long investigation into fraudulent returns to Nordstrom, officials said.</p><p>After being contacted by Nordstrom in March, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office started looking into luxury fragrances that were returned via mail. But instead of containing the original product, modeling clay was returned in “carefully resealed” boxes, according to a release from the sheriff’s office.</p><p>That kicked off what investigators dubbed, “Operation Eau de Fraud.” An extensive review of records narrowed down the alleged culprit to be Philip Carter, of Portage Park.</p><p>Carter, under his own name, is <a class="Link" href="https://www.youtube.com/@phillipcarterxofficial/videos" target="_blank" ><u>a content creator </u></a>on YouTube.
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<p>A 29-year-old Chicago man has been charged with mail fraud and theft after a months-long investigation into fraudulent returns to Nordstrom, officials said.</p><p>After being contacted by Nordstrom in March, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office started looking into luxury fragrances that were returned via mail. But instead of containing the original product, modeling clay was returned in “carefully resealed” boxes, according to a release from the sheriff’s office.</p><p>That kicked off what investigators dubbed, “Operation Eau de Fraud.” An extensive review of records narrowed down the alleged culprit to be Philip Carter, of Portage Park.</p><p>Carter, under his own name, is <a class="Link" href="https://www.youtube.com/@phillipcarterxofficial/videos" target="_blank" ><u>a content creator </u></a>on YouTube. Since starting his channel two years ago, he’s uploaded over 100 videos and gained over 3,000 subscribers.</p><p>His content is largely based on in-depth reviews of fragrances. In one video, he says he has over 1,000 fragrances.</p><p>Investigators discovered this YouTube channel, and learned how he may have been stocking his collection, according to the release.
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- <p>A 29-year-old Chicago man has been charged with mail fraud and theft after a months-long investigation into fraudulent returns to Nordstrom, officials said.</p><p>After being contacted by Nordstrom in March, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office started looking into luxury fragrances that were returned via mail. But instead of containing the original product, modeling clay was returned in “carefully resealed” boxes, according to a release from the sheriff’s office.</p><p>That kicked off what investigators dubbed, “Operation Eau de Fraud.” An extensive review of records narrowed down the alleged culprit to be Philip Carter, of Portage Park.</p><p>Carter, under his own name, is <a class="Link" href="https://www.youtube.com/@phillipcarterxofficial/videos" target="_blank" ><u>a content creator </u></a>on YouTube.
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