Cardi B says thieves spent $60,000 on her credit card
Cardi B says thieves spent $60,000 on her credit cardJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMark SavageMusic correspondentGetty ImagesCardi B is currently touring her second studio album, Am I The Drama?Rapper Cardi B says she has been the victim of credit card fraud, and wants the perpetrators who apparently spent $60,000 (£45,000) on designer clothes and Apple goods to be sent to jail.The musician, who is approaching the end of her Little Miss Drama tour, made the claims in an Instagram live video, saying her American Express card went missing two weeks ago.She alleged that thieves used it to make a $40,000 purchase in designer clothing store Saks Fifth Avenue and spent another $20,000 in an Apple Store before the card was frozen."Let me tell y'all, y'all going to jail by the end of the week," added the star, saying she had obtained CCTV footage of four men using her card.The Grammy Award-winning musician, real name Belcalis Marlenis Almánzar, is best known for crossover rap hits including I Like It, Bodak Yellow and WAP. In 2024, she told Complex magazine her net worth was in excess of $88m (£65m), adding: "I make a lot, a lot, a lot of money."Nonetheless, she keeps a close eye on her finances. "I ain't like some of these rich people," she said in her Instagram live. "One dollar can't be spent out of me. I don't play when it comes to my bread."The BBC has contacted American Express to verify Cardi B's claims.Cardi B / InstagramThe star explained her story in a long, expletive-ridden Instagram live videoAt its peak, the star's video was watched by more than 24,000 fans. She told them how she discovered the alleged fraud."My credit card, my AmEx, is connected to my phone," she explained. "Every single time that something is purchased with my AmEx, I get a notification like [someone] is texting me."It don't matter if I go to a bodega. It don't matter if I pur...المصدر: BBC Entertainment | Source: BBC Entertainment
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