A man accused of scamming at least two people out of $200,000 was arrested Thursday, Gwinnett County jail records show.
Jaylen Anderson, 23, was booked shortly after midnight and faces several charges, including multiple counts of theft by deception and identity theft, as well as a violation of the records and reports of currency transactions law. He is being held on a $22,400 bond.
According to Gwinnett police, Anderson used social media ads to trick people into thinking they were buying property in Ellenwood.
At least two people told investigators they wired more than $100,000 to an Atlanta law group, which Anderson claimed to represent, police previously said. The victims later showed up at the law office and learned the firm had no ties to the property, officials said.
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