Financial Identity Fraud reported in Clarkesville

On Jan. 12, a Clarkesville man came to the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office to speak with a deputy in reference to a recent fraud.  He told the deputy that on Dec. 18, he received information from his bank that there had been unauthorized credit transactions for a total of $27,942 from his account.  At the time of the transactions, there was only $261 in the account.  The transactions were completed from an online BITCOIN trading company.  He requested a report be filed for insurance purposes.  The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the case.