For More Information: For Immediate Release
Contact: Master Deputy Jimmy Watt
News Release:
Public Information Officer
November 18th, 2020 – 1:30pm
864-710-8806 or 864-638-4199
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office Seeks the Public’s Help in Reference to Fraud Investigation
(Walhalla, SC)————————————-The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help today in reference to an ongoing fraud investigation.
A deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division spoke with the victims, who reside in the Seneca area, back during the evening hours of August 14th of this year. The victim told the deputy that a credit card was obtained using her husband’s personal identifying information. The card was used, according to the victim, on two separate occasions for cash advances at a Seneca bank. The total amount of charges, which includes fees and interest, came to approximately $1,058.11.
The case was turned over to a Financial Crimes Investigator with the Criminal Investigations Division. As the investigation has continued, additional cash withdrawals and charges on the card were uncovered, totaling approximately $5,065.59. Some of the additional charges occurred in Oconee County but some charges occurred outside of Oconee County.
The investigator is attempting to identify a subject in relation to the investigation. The subject may have been an occupant in a late 1990’s or early 2000’s model Mercury Grand Marquis. The subject in question is a black male who wears glasses and whose face is covered with a mask in surveillance camera pictures.
If you have any information regarding this ongoing fraud investigation by the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office, including the identity of the subject in relation to the investigation, you are asked to call Crimestoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC. You can also leave a tip via the Oconee County Crimestoppers website at www.oconeesccrimestoppers.com or via the free P3app available by downloading the app on your Android or iOS device.
You don’t have to give your name when you contact Crimestoppers and all information provided is confidential. If your tip leads to an arrest, you could be eligible for a cash reward.
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