Friday, April 5, 2013
Alpharetta residents can bring their confidential documents to the document shredding event on April 20.
Every day we hear stories about identity theft and credit card fraud. Many of those stories appear here on Alpharetta-Milton Patch. So shredding your personal documents makes a lot of sense, and may save you a lot of dollars. And on Saturday, April 20, Alpharetta residents can take advantage of a free document shedding event. Reasons to shred: Bring your bank statements, medical history papers and other documents containing confidential information on April 20 from 10 a.m.-noon–or until the truck is full – to in the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety parking lot. There is a five-box per resident limit for this event. This event is being held in conjunction with a community electronics recycling event at the same location: Alpharetta …
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City of Alpharetta Department of Public Safety
2565 Old Milton Pky, Alpharetta, GA
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Thursday, April 4, 2013
The following information was supplied by the Milton police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Milton man went online to pay his credit card bill only to discover his card number had been used fraudulently multiple times over a three-day period at the end of February. The victim saw $750 in charges made in Acworth to buy fuel, according to the March 29 Milton police incident report. The investigating officer advised the man to contact credit bureaus to report the fraud. Creditor's Attempt to Collect Past Due Bill Reveals Identity Fraud Another Milton man only learned that somone used his Social Security number to open an AT&T account when a creditor called him about a past due account. The identity fraud victim told Milton police on March 29 that the creditor asked him to pay a $200.67 past due bill. He learned that the phone had …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Malware was found on computers at these three locations which could have been used to export customer names and credit and debit card numbers, officials say.
Zaxby's is warning customers of a potential security breach that may have resulted in unauthorized access to credit and debit card information. Certain licensed locations have identified suspicious files on their system, which "have been identified by credit card processing companies as common points of purchase for some fraudulent activity." Three Zaxby's in Alpharetta and Milton – at 2005 Old Milton Pkwy, 3355 North Point Pkwy and 13788 Hwy 9 – were identified as part of the security breach. Restaurants in Roswell, Canton, Buford and Dawsonville also were identified, but three in Cumming were free of the malware. According to a statement released by Zaxby's, the restaurant chain has notified the appropriate authorities and will continue …
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Zaxby's
13788 Highway 9 N, Alpharetta, GA
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Zaxbys
2005 Old Milton Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA
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Zaxby's
3355 N. Point Parkway, Alpharetta, GA
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Friday, December 28, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Milton police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Weycroft Circle man came home from a vacation on Dec. 22 only to discover his home had been burglarized. The victim told an officer that when he came home he found the back patio door had been shattered. He reported that two rings worth $8,000 and $400 respectively were missing, as was a purse with $800 in cash inside. Also missing were documents that contained immigration status paperwork. Thieves Use Milton Woman's Credit Card Number for Fraud An Autumn Close resident reported to Milton police that her American Express card number had been fraudulently used six times without her knowledge. The victim spoke to police on Dec. 22, and told an officer her credit card company's fraud prevention department sent her an email to tell her a new…
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Milton police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Milton woman reported to Milton police that her identity had been stolen to spend more than $12,500 on credit cards that were in her name at four different stores. The woman told police on Dec. 4 that Nordstroms had called her to ask permission to open an account in her name. The victim told the store employee that she was at home and was not attempting to open an account, according to an incident report. The store employee told her they needed to open the account so the person making the attempt could be prosecuted, so she gave the OK. No charges were made at Nordstroms. A similar attempt to get a store credit card at a Target store was denied. The fraud department told her someone also opened accounts with Target and Best Buy. The …
Thursday, August 23, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Alpharetta Department of Public Safety. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Florida couple came to Georgia in April to file police reports on identity fraud as someone has been using her Social Security number for employment, and now a suspect has been arrested. The victim told Alpharetta police this has been going on since April 2007. She reported it to the Addison, FL police before coming to Georgia. Once here, she confronted a waitress at Taco Mac on Old Milton Parkway whom she suspected as using her identity. The human resources department promised to help police. The victim said her Social Security number was used in three Georgia locations the Taco Mac, Southern Grace Inc. Accounting in Norcross, Sar Peachtree Foods based in Columbus. Veronica V. Flores, 31, was arrested on Aug. 12 and charged with first …
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
A suspect stole $15,100 from the victim's checking account by transferring it into a fraudulent account.
A Milton man trying to withdraw some money from an ATM on Aug. 17 discovered $15,100 was transferred out of his checking account, putting his daughter's college tuition in jeopardy. The victim told Milton police on Aug. 18 that a Wells Fargo branch employee told him a woman had opened up another checking account, listing herself as the primary owner and him as the secondary owner. This suspect linked his account with the fraudulent checking account, transferring the $15,100 without his knowledge. He said his bank reimbursed him for the missing money, putting it into a new account after closing his original checking account. He has called his other banks to tell them about this fraud, and to flag his accounts for any suspicious activity. …
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Walmart Supercenter
5200 Windward Pkwy, Alpharetta, GA
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Monday, July 30, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Milton police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Fry's customer in Milton found a bag containing credit, debit and store gift cards that involved identity fraud against at least seven people. Milton police were called to the electronics store at 2:20 p.m. on July 27 after that customer found a plastic bag in the parking lot containing the cards and various forms of identification for different people. One of the debit cards belonged to a woman who was a victim of an auto break-in on July 22 in Alpharetta, while another victim had his car entered on July 27 in Suwanee (South Forsyth). This second victim and his wife confirmed their Target card had been fraudulently used. Investigators in Alpharetta and Forsyth County were contacted on the case. Fairhill Point Man Puts Stop to Fradulent …
Tuesday, July 17, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Milton police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Glaston Way resident had to cancel all of his credit card accounts and have new cards issued after several cases of identity fraud, according to a Milton police incident report. First, the man received an email on July 7 from Best Buy, thanking him for his purchase. But he hadn't bought anything. A call to the store revealed his credit limit had been raised on June 21, and four fraudulent purchases had been made on his Best Buy card. Purchases totaling $3,703 were made in Columbia, Rockville and Wheaton, MD, and at Pentagon City, VA, on July 4 and 5. On July 9 Milton resident received three iPhones from Verizon delivered to his home that he hadn't ordered. He cancelled the Verizon account and then returned the phones to the wireless …
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The following information was supplied by the Milton police department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
A Manor Club Drive resident took almost three months to report that $25,000 was transferred out of his bank account through his financial advisor. The victim told Milton police on June 7 that someone fraudulently obtained his email account password, and then used his email to get personal information, including his Social Security number, so the transfer of funds could take place. No explanation was offered on the police incident report for the long delay in reporting the crime. Buy Two Rings, Get One Free Wasn't the Sale A $3,500, 14K white gold diamond ring disappeared when a clerk briefly turned away from the jewelry counter at Kohl's. A customer who had just bought two rings worth $2,640 on June 3 asked to see the ring, and the clerk …
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Kohl's
13097 Highway 9 N, Milton, GA
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