Feds bust scammers known as ‘Wildboy,’ ‘Low Ball’ and others for targeting military members
Prosecutors accused 10 people of scamming 500 members of the Navy Federal Credit Union out of nearly $2 million.
Drew F. Lawrence
Published Sep 26, 2025 1:48 PM EDT
“Wildboy,” “Fatty,” “Jizzle” and several other scammers with colorful noms de guerre are in hot water with the feds after allegedly duping hundreds of Navy Federal Credit Union customers out of up to $2 million.
In an indictment filed last month, federal prosecutors said they broke up a 10-person scam ring targeting members of the military community in Virginia near Naval Station Norfolk, the largest navy complex in the world.
The indictment accused Rodney Thornton, Steven Jones III, Jamaica Sumner, Troy Davis III, Laterrance Parker Jr., Jordan Pugh, Lois Staton, Joy Davis, Persia Brown and Andrea Holley of multiple felony counts of bank fraud, wire fraud and conspiracy. Some had aliases such as “Arod,” “T-roy,” “Jizz” and “Lil T” or a combination of nicknames, according to court records.
Between 2023 and 2025, the scammers looked for “military age males” in parking lots or gas stations where they would attempt to coerce the “mark” into letting them use their phone, according to court records.
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