Two Financial Transaction Card Frauds under Investigation in Rabun Co.

Rabun County Sheriff’s Office investigators are looking into two recent financial transaction card fraud cases in the county.  On November 4, 2022, a deputy spoke with a Clayton woman and her son on the phone about someone claiming to be with Geek Squad stating that there was a problem on her computer.  She told the deputy that she had Geek Squad on her computer, so she granted them access.  Then she was told that money had accidentally been deposited into her account and that she needed to wire the money back.  She followed the instructions and wired $88,703.  The next day she received another call stating that the transaction didn’t go through and that she needed to try again.  She went to her bank and they advised her that this was a scam.  She is working with the bank to try to stop the transaction.  The case was turned over to the Criminal Investigations Division.  On November 4, 2022, a deputy responded to the Clayton Police Department and met with a Clayton woman who stated that she was contacted by Geek Squad via email in reference to her membership.  She called the number on the email and was told that they took $350 out of her account.  She told them that she didn’t want a membership and wanted her money refunded.  Then they said that they had erred and accidentally deposited $35,000 in her account and she needed to return the money or she would be investigated by the government.  She went to her bank and wired $34,500 but was notified that the transaction didn’t go through and she would need to try again with another form of payment.  She then went to another bank and got a cashier’s check for $33,765 and wired it.  She later discovered that money was never deposited into her account but rather debited.  Her bank advised her that this was a scam.  She needed a report to provide to the bank in order to retrieve the scammed funds.  The case was turned over to the Criminal Investigations Division.