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Detectives Investigate Check Fraud at Truist Banks; Surveillance Video of Suspect Released

For Immediate Release: Thursday, January 18, 2024

Gaithersburg, MD – Detectives from the Montgomery County Department of Police – 4th District Patrol Investigative Unit are investigating two check frauds of a Montgomery County resident that occurred in October 2023 at a Truist Bank in Virginia and North Carolina.  

 

The investigation has revealed that on Friday, October 6, 2023, a female suspect, using fraudulent identification, cashed a check at a Truist Bank in Hampton, VA and left the scene in possession of an undisclosed amount of money. 

 

On Saturday, October 7, the same suspect entered a Truist Bank in Charlotte, NC, provided fraudulent identification and cashed another check from the same account. 

 

The suspect is described as a White female, in her fifties or sixties, with a slim build, long brown/blonde hair, carrying a black wallet and wearing dark colored frame glasses, a brown scarf, a white shirt, light colored pants and white shoes. 

 

Anyone with information regarding this suspect or this crime is asked to visit the Crime Solvers of Montgomery County, MD website at www.crimesolversmcmd.org (http://www.crimesolversmcmd.org/) and click on the “www.p3tips.com (http://www.p3tips.com/)” link at the top of the page or call 1-866-411-8477. A reward of up to $10,000 is offered for information leading to the suspect’s arrest. Tips may remain anonymous. 

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Release ID: 24-024
Media Contact: CC 
Categories: credit-credit-theft-andor-fraud