Accused Credit Card Thief Caught on Camera—Twice
A Westport man allegedly gassed up two vehicles registered to his name at the same Darien station using a stolen MasterCard.
A Westport man was arrested Saturday after allegedly making over $200 in fraudulent purchases on a Darien resident's lost credit card.
Zachary Hefnawy, 60, was charged with theft of a credit card, seven counts of illegal use of a credit card, receiving goods obtained by illegal use of a credit card, and sixth degree larceny.
The charges stem from a May 21 complaint in which a Darien man told police he had lost his MasterCard after making a purchase at a Norwalk Kinko's the afternoon of the 20th.
Soon after realizing the card was missing, the man went to his bank, where he found that seven fraudulent purchases had been made the same day he lost the card.
The charges, all of which fell between 3:31 p.m. and 5:31 p.m., were made at locations including a ShopRite in Norwalk, a CVS Pharmacy in Westport, and a Trader Joe's in Westport. $203 in Metro-North tickets were also purchased in Wesport.
But what gave away Hefnawy's identity, police said, were two separate fill-ups at Tri-S Automative (211 Post Road). Surveillance tape reportedly showed a man matching Hefnawy's appearance gassing up both a Volkswagen and a Mercedes registered to his name.
Surveillance video from the Norwalk ShopRite also showed a similar man making a purchase there at the time indicated by credit card records, according to police.
Along with a member of the Westport Police Department, Darien Police arrested Hefnawy at his residence. He reportedly told officers on the scene that he didn't know what they were talking about and declined to answer questions without an attorney.
Hefnawy was released on $5000 bond and is set to appear in court Sept. 14.
Zach Hefnawy
5:56 pm on Saturday, February 25, 2012
This case has been dismissed and there is no record. Please contact me if you need anymore information to prove the dismissal.
malcolm kay
1:59 am on Sunday, February 26, 2012
Maybe Mr Hefnawy would also like to make a comment on the fact that he has still not paid the $13,000 that is owing to us and still refuses to pay.
Zach Hefnawy
5:13 pm on Sunday, February 26, 2012
Malcolm Kay should know that Zachary Hefnawy and ZHDC Architects LLC. do not owe him or his company a cent. Nor has Zach Hefnawy ever been convicted for stealing a credit card. Malcolm Kay had approached Zach Hefnawy and ZHDC Architects LLC. about 4 years ago to join venture so we could introduce his Handy Deck, SwiftDeck, and EZ Tiles, along with our expensive teak wooden tiles to our clients. I thought that would be a good idea since our teak tiles were more price exclusive so his tiles would be more of an economy tile. That was a big mistake due to the poor quality of his tiles. When approached by Malcolm Kay for the join venture, he told me that he had a warehouse in Maryland, and an office in Washington D.C. That is all false, he has a logistic warehouse.There is no office in Washington D.C., only a voice message system. Malcolm Kay is located in Australia, and he does not even have a US bank account nor a USA SS # nor a Federal ID # for his companies, as I later I found out. He accidentally explained to me that he opened a bank account with Citi Bank online with a fake SS # number so I felt cheated, due to the fact that he is selling his goods online without US legal documents. ZHDC Architects had posted on their website that they are no longer associated with Handy Deck, SwiftDeck, and EZ Tiles due to the poor quality. Immediately after that posting, Malcolm Kay had started to make his false accusations and claims. A copy of this has been sent to US Authorities.
malcolm kay
11:56 pm on Wednesday, March 21, 2012
It’s sad to see Mr Hefnawy continuing to make false and misleading comments about myself and HandyDeck, in some misguided attempt to disguise the fact he defrauded us of over $13,000.
• We didn’t approach Mr. H to form a joint-venture. He approached us.
• Mr H’s comments that our tiles are poor quality is libellous. We have had exceptionally few complaints from clients and the fact our business has grown at 30%+ pa for the past 3 years is testament to the fact we produce quality products
• We have a contracted warehouse both in MD and CA. Warehouse facilities are selected to give the best customer service to clients
• It is incorrect we have a voice message service in our DC office. Our DC office and staff in Los Angeles answer telephones personally
• It is ludicrous for Mr H to suggest we don’t have a US bank account
• It is incorrect that I don’t have a SSN
• It is ludicrous for Mr H to suggest that HandyDeck doesn’t have a Federal ID # - we do
• I cannot believe Mr H’s accusation we set up a bank account with a false SSN# or Federal ID#
• When setting up the account we weren’t required to supply an SSN - only a Federal ID#
• Mr H’s accusation we have been selling goods online without legal documents is yet another libellous and totally incorrect statement
• If Mr H sent a copy of his note to US Authorities, no doubt they will contact him for making false and misleading accusations attempting to unjustly malign an honest company