Someone steals man's identity, buys $8000 worth of jewelry - Atlanta Journal Constitution
FAIRFIELD TOWNSHIP, OHIO —
An Ohio man said someone used his identity to open a Kay
Jewelers account and racked up charges worth $8,100.
The victim told police on Oct. 2 that a credit-monitoring service alerted him to fraudulent activity. Someone opened an account on Aug. 20 at the jewelry store with an $8,600 line of credit.
Nearly all of the line of credit was used, according to the report.
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The victim is uncertain which store the purchase was made, or if it was online, but the person that opened the fake account used an old address.
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The victim was referred to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.
