KRSW

Naples Florida.

From the police report with some redacting:
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On Thursday 04/27/2023 at approximately 1300 hours Sgt Perez #262, Det Martinez #274, M/Ofc Collins #227, M/Ofc Perry #224, Ofc Granese #291 and Ofc Blomquist #321 responded to a call for a fraud located at 4075 9th St N (The Residence Inn).

The initial call was made by J**** ****** who going forward will be referred to as the victim. The victim stated she had received an email on Wednesday 04/26/2023 at approximately 1200 hours (est) stating her personal identification information had been stolen including her Marriott rewards account information. The victim further stated she had received an email from the Residence Inn confirming a reservation that she had not booked using her rewards account. The victim called the business and thought to have cancelled the reservation and changed the log in for the account but when she woke up this morning and checked her email at approximately 1230 hours( est) she had a notification stating that someone had checked into the Residence Inn using her account info. Email was sent at approximately 0415 hours( est) on Thursday 04/27/2023. The victim was emailed a blank sworn statement to be completed and expressed to Ofc Blomquist that she wanted to pursue prosecution.

Upon arrival officers were met by J** A** the general manager of the establishment. A** stated he was present when Cobb checked into the hotel and that the reservation was made in the name of the victim but that someone called claiming to be the victim and told the hotel that Cobb was allowed to check in for that reservation. A** informed the officers Cobb had checked in at around 1545 hours on Wednesday 04/26/2023. After the arrival of the officers and A** made phone contact with the victim confirming that the victim did not know or authorize Cobb to use her information for the reservation A** led the officers to the reserved room in order to be evicted from it. A sworn statement was completed by A**.

In the reserved room officers found 1 male and 1 female later identified as Eric Quilliam Cobb (29, (M) and Drew Christian Hamilton (DOB 25, (F) along with their infant son Sage Cobb (DOB 6/2022). Officers escorted the individuals from the building while continuing the investigation. Cobb only stated during our initial investigation that his friend, who's name he does not know, made the reservation for him. Cobb was taken into custody and removed to N.J.C by Ofc Granese. Both individuals were given an indefinite trespass warning from the location and informed not to return. Hamilton left the area by uber with her son and a notification was made to the department of children and families by Ofc Blomquist.
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KRSW's notes: If you're wondering why Naples PD sent so many officers, Mr. Cobb is no stranger to local law enforcement. I didn't even bother pulling arrests, but he's managed to rack up 6 felony cases, 9 misdemeanor cases, and was just released from jail at the end of Feb this year, and that's just in the county north of Naples, FL. I guess he now prefers the Residence Inn compared to the Marceno Motel. Not sure what sort of rewards program Marceno offers. I'm pretty sure late check-out requests are probably honored, and I'm 99% sure the front desk is always staffed, which is more than I can say for the last Courtyard I stayed at.

N965VJ

Someone is smart enough to be a hax0r but too dumb to first change the email in the Bovoy profile?

Florida Man.

raffe

I wonder if the statement "Cobb only stated during our initial investigation that his friend, who's name he does not know, made the reservation for him" has ever fooled anyone

RK23

I thought that there are Facebook groups and sketchy sites that say they can offer you a cheap hotel booking and they use stolen member points or even compromised accounts' saved CC info to book these hotels. The scammer is the middleman who collects cash or payment from the person who made the booking. Although the person in the article is no stranger to law enforcement, it seems like stealing bonvoy points would be too complex for them so I have a hunch they found a middleman who gave them a good price on a hotel.

lamphs

Surprised that the arrest occurred in real time rather than an investigation being assigned to the detective's bureau for some future action (six officers for a hotel fraud complaint). Wondering if there is more to it?

KRSW

Thinking this over... The report says that the legitimate owner changed her password, yet an additional reservation was made thereafter. So, something was compromised. The question is was it her own computer or is there a hole in Marriott system which allowed this to happen? I know Marriott.com and the Bonfire app run on two separate systems and platforms.

It's Naples, Florida... not sure if you're familiar with the area, but this is the kind of town you can leave your Rolls convertible with the top down and keys still in it and no one's going to touch it. Police will shoot a purse snatcher here.

secretalcoholic

"I do not recall how I made this reservation"

Schnit

Ah yes the bonfire app...when you need supplies for smores in a hurry

m.photog

Judge........Mr Cobb, you are sentenced to 30 days at a Motel 6, without a pool.

Schnit

Have you seen those Motel 6 pools? Sounds like you are taking away the punishment...

m.photog

My one and only stay at a Motel 6 was a very long time ago.