Attention Peachtree Corners shoppers: Protect your identity and avoid online scams while shopping online.
OK, it's the Monday after Thanksgiving - you've caught the Black Friday sales - now it's time to hit the Internet for more bargains. Cyber Monday has become the biggest shopping day for online purchases. It's often the day when some of the best deals are offered to online shoppers. But it also opens up opportunities for identity theft caution Internet experts. Here are 14 tips from IDentity Theft 911 (www.idt911.com) on ways you can protect yourself against online scams and identity theft while shopping online. Top tips include: - Shop on secure sites. They’ll have “https” in the address bar and a yellow padlock logo to the right of the Web browser address bar. Double-click on the lock to see a digital certificate of the website. Review …
A look at reported police activity in the two communities Aug.14-23.
The information in this report was obtained from crimemapping.com for the Gwinnett County Police Department and does not indicate a conviction. August 17: Fraud was reported in the 3400 block of Avocet Ct. NW at 12:01 A.M. Description: Identity Fraud August 16: Vandalism was reported in the 5100 block of Peachtree Parkway NW at 4:56 P.M. Description: Criminal Damage--2nd Degree August 15: DUI arrests were made near the intersection of Holcomb Bridge Rd. and Peachtree Corners Circle at 3:09 P.M. August 15: Assault was reported in the 1500 block of Ashley Run Ct. NW at 8 P.M. August 15: Assault was reported in the 4400 block of Peachtree Industrial Blvd. NW at 8:30 P.M. Description: Simple Battery August 14: DUI arrests were made …
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Duluth Police uncover major identity theft operation at Suwanee home with nearly 6,000 victims.
Duluth Police have thwarted a major identity theft operation with nearly 6,000 victims and charged a Suwanee woman with theft by receiving, forgery and identity fraud. Lt. Fran Foster with the Duluth Police Department’s Criminal Investigation Division told Duluth Patch on Tuesday that police found numerous financial records including fraudulent federal income tax returns in the Suwanee home of Annette Ford at 4870 Gathering Place while executing a search warrant last Thursday (April 14). The financial documents were located throughout the house “from the bottom floor to the third floor,” Foster said. A fraudulent income tax refund check Ford had apparently just received was lying on the kitchen table, the detective said. “We found …
