Financial Transaction Card Fraud reported in Lakemont

On December 13, 2022, a Lakemont woman came to the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office and spoke with a deputy about a financial transaction card fraud case.  She said that her son-in-law told her that he had won a $1,000 gift card through Amazon.  She logged onto Amazon and found that a store card had been opened with her name on it and purchases had been made.  She told the deputy that she did not open the account and her bank told her to get a police report so it could close the account.