On March 21, 2025, Minneapolis Police received a walk-in report regarding a fraudulent check at the Fourth Precinct in Minneapolis, Hennepin County. The victim, [NAME REDACTED] reported that on February 26, 2025, he sold his vehicle to an acquaintance he identified as QUANTREL MONYEA WOODRUFF [DOB REDACTED], Defendant herein. Defendant mailed P.M. A check for $4,000 for his vehicle. The vehicle was a 2013 white Chevrolet Cruze (MN SCR524). When P.M. Deposited the check at Bank of America, his bank returned the check as fictitious.
The check claims to be from Bank of America but references a Chime account number ending in 6433. The check is drafted from account ending in 5113 from a Bank of America checking account. However, Chime does not contract with Bank of America. Chime account number are also 12 digits, but the fictitious check only listed 9 digits as an account number. Additionally, Defendant's address on the check was also discovered to be inconclusive to ownership. Police met with Defendant who claimed she sent a check from her online banking service app but then cancelled the check and paid $4,000 cash to P.M. Defendant stated she did not have an account with Chime and Chime does not have a physical location.
Defendant claimed to have mailed the check but then paid in cash on 02/26/2025, which was the same day as transfer of the vehicle. Defendant made multiple statements about cancelling the check that did not align with the timeline of purchasing the vehicle. Police asked Defendant about the discrepancies in her story and Defendant ended the interview and left. Police spoke with P.M. Who reported Defendant did not pay cash for the vehicle. P.M. Reported Defendant sent P.M. Confirmations from Chime that the check was being mailed, which convinced him to sign over the title to the vehicle.
Defendant stated that he did receive a check in the mail, however, the check that arrived and that P.M. Deposited, was fictitious. When P.M. Attempted to contact Defendant about the check being fictitious, Defendant did not respond. Defendant admitted in the interview that she received messages from P.M. Regarding the bad check, but she did not respond because the car was already in her name. At present, Defendant is not in custody.
