Waitress Charged with Stealing Customers' Credit Card Info

Diners at some Dunwoody restaurants may have paid for more than their meal after a waitress allegedly swiped customers’ credit card numbers.

The Dunwoody Police Department has arrested Nicey Marie Joseph, 26, of Forest Park on three counts of financial transaction card fraud, two counts of elder exploitation and two counts of identity fraud.

Joseph is being held at DeKalb County Jail on a cash-only bond.

Since June, Joseph worked as a waitress at restaurants in Dunwoody. Police say that Joseph used a mobile card reader connected to a smart phone to steal and fraudulently use victim’s credit card numbers when they paid for their meals.

The Dunwoody Police Department is seeking to identify any additional victims and asking for them to contact authorities. Information that is needed for the investigation is as follows:

1. Receipt of the meal and/or credit/debit card statement showing purchase at restaurant.
2. Name of the restaurant you visited along with the date of the visit.
3. Total amount of fraudulent activity (dollar amount & number of transactions) with proof such as credit card statement.
4. Name of the company/person the fraudulent activity was paid to.

Anyone who may be a victim of this crime is asked to contact Detective W. Blake Yeargin with the Dunwoody Police Department at 678-382-6916 or by email a twilliam.yeargin@dunwoodyga.gov. Victims can email their information about the fraud to Yeargin, along with a statement, and a case number will be provided.

»Dunwoody police have charged Nicey Joseph with credit card fraud and identity fraud.

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