Woman Wanted For $9,000 Identity-Theft Fraud in Gwinnett

BUFORD, GA — Gwinnett County Police are searching for a woman accused of fraudulently opening up credit cards at local stores and illegally charging more than $9,000 to them.

The unidentified woman is accused of multiple identity theft transactions at or near Mall of Georgia, in Duluth and online.

She has used other people's information to open up lines of credit at Belk, Von Maur, TJMaxx and Target in Buford, police say. Transactions also were made at Kohl's on West Liddell Road and the Comcast website.

The transactions used the name of a woman from Atlanta. The victim was alerted when collection companies began calling her for non-payment of more than $9,000 in charges.

Police encourage everyone to monitor their financial transactions and credit on a regular basis. If you suspect someone has opened up a line of credit in your name, immediately contact your bank or the issuer of the credit card.

Copies of your credit report can be obtained through TransUnion, Equifax and Experian. If necessary, you may place a fraud alert on your credit.

Anyone with information on the Gwinnett County case is asked to contact police detectives at 770-513-5300. To remain anonymous, tipsters may contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit the Crime Stoppers website. They may also text a tip to "Crimes" (274637)

Photos courtesy Gwinnett County Police Department