Crime & Safety
Identity Thief Racks Up Charges In Twinsburg Woman's Name
The information in this report is from the Twinsburg Police.
A Twinsburg woman returned from Florida to find out someone had opened a number of credit cards in her name.
The woman said that two credit cards were opened in her name and three others were attempted but declined, according to a Twinsburg Police Department. She said all of the transactions occured on Dec. 31, and happened in California and Georgia.
According to the report, the thief was able to open Victoria Secret and Sam's Club credit cards, racking up $2,137 worth of charges.
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Police told the victim to notify the credit reporting agencies.
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