Crime & Safety

Police Seek Suspect in Bank Fraud Scheme

Man claims he was threatened into opening account with bad check, making fraudulent withdrawal.

The Goose Creek Police Department needs your help identifying a suspect allegedly involved in a scheme to defraud a local bank.

A North Charleston man (not the individual pictured) walked into the Heritage Trust Federal Credit Union on St. James Avenue on April 2 and opened an account with an $80 check from Mary Kay. The check later bounced.

The man left the bank with a debit card and deposited an empty envelope into a North Charleston ATM, claiming it contained $300. He then withdrew $160 from the account.

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Contacted by the bank staff, the man allegedly said that he was forced by an unidentified man and woman to open the account and withdraw the money.

Police say the man pictured above is suspected of assisting in the scheme to defraud the bank.

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If anyone has any information on this individual, please contact Investigator Fogle at 843-863-5200, ext. 334.

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