Cops: Scammers use Gwinnett woman’s identity to spend $5K in 5 states

Gwinnett County police are searching for two suspects who have allegedly used a Gwinnett County woman's information to spend $5,000 in five different states

Credit: Gwinnett County Police Department

Credit: Gwinnett County Police Department

Gwinnett County police are searching for two suspects who have allegedly used a Gwinnett County woman's information to spend $5,000 in five different states

Two people stole a Gwinnett County woman’s identity and have used it to spend $5,000 online, in metro Atlanta and across the South, police said.

The woman reported the identity theft to police on Jan. 26, after multiple stores contacted her about her identity being used for purchases, police said. She then learned that the fraudsters had also opened accounts in her name and used multiple existing accounts without authorization.

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The suspects were captured on camera at a Big Lots in Buford. They also used the victim’s financial information in Stone Mountain; Duluth; Atlanta; Snellville; Memphis, Tennessee; Destin, Florida; Chalmette, Louisiana; Slidell, Louisiana; and Gulfport, Mississippi.

Police did not release detailed descriptions of the suspects, but did provide the above images.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Gwinnett County detectives at 770-513-5300 or Crime Stoppers at 404-577-8477. Crime Stoppers tips may be rewarded with up to $2,000 if they lead to an arrest or indictment.

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