Identity Theft reported in Clayton

The Rabun County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an identity theft case in Clayton.  On May 18, 2023, a deputy spoke to a man from Clayton about a credit card fraud.  The man stated that he received an email from Zulily claiming that he had been approved for a credit card account.  Then he received another email stating that his order for a home security camera had shipped.  The man said that he did not open or inquire about opening a credit card account.  He was told to contact Zulily to cancel the account and that the Rabun County Sheriff’s Office would open an incident report into the case.