Attempted Fraud reported in Rabun Co.

The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an attempted fraud.  On Dec. 9, the complainant told an investigator that he was contacted by email to officiate a wedding.  He priced them $100 to officiate the wedding and they sent him a check for $1,850. They asked him to cash the check, keep his portion, and send the remainder to someone else.  The complainant figured out it was a fraud attempt and brought the check and emails to the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office to start an investigation.