Financial Identity Fraud reported in Clayton

On October 14, a deputy with the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office took a report on fraudulent activity from a Clayton resident.  The man had received a statement from Bank of America stating that they had received a credit card application in his name and needed to verify his information.  He also received two letters from Chase stating that they need to verify his information in regards to a card that had been opened in his name and they had closed the account in order to protect his information.  The man contacted both Chase and Bank of America and notified them that he had not applied for the cards.  He spoke with both fraud departments and took all the necessary steps to prevent further fraudulent activity.  He told the deputy that he had not given anyone his personal information and wasn’t sure how it was obtained.  He said that he just wanted to make a report of the incident.