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Griffin PD Warns Of Financial Transaction Card Fraud
May
13, 2014 The
Griffin Police Department said Tuesday it is actively investigating a
series of financial transaction card fraud cases, involving local
banks and their respective customers debit cards. Through
investigative leads being pursued, it has been determined that the
suspects are obtaining account information through local
transactions, and then transferring that information onto blank cards
with magnetic strips, which are easily obtained.
These cards are then used as credit transactions throughout metro Atlanta, until such time the bank recognizes a potential fraud scenario and shuts down the account. According to lead investigator, Keith Dryden of the Griffin Police Department, this fraud process is rapidly expanding to virtually all areas of metro Atlanta, and is quickly becoming a time consuming investigation to perform. �Due to the cost involved with the losses to the merchants and financial institutions, and the inconvenience to the account holders, these types of crimes are being aggressively pursued by our agency�. With this, Dryden is soliciting the assistance of the general public in locating two �persons of interest�. The attached photographs depict two individuals that have been seen in the Conyers area of Rockdale County within the past week. �I would appreciate any assistance in obtaining the names and addresses of these two individuals, as I feel they have information that pertains to my investigations,� Dryden said. Anyone with information regarding these two individuals is asked to contact Inv. Dryden at the Griffin Police Department, telephone #770-229-6452, Ext. 672, or at [email protected]. Individuals
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