Oconee County Debit Card Fraud Investigated
Fox News Atlanta reports dozens of Oconee County residents have been faced with bank account problems after being the victims of debit card fraud. The unauthorized charges stem from dining out at a restaurant. Investigators are warning people to keep a close watch on their bank accounts since dozens of residents have noticed hundreds of dollars drained from their accounts. Investigators said only the card numbers are being used. The cards themselves are not being stolen. The one thing each victim has in common is that they used their cards at a local restaurant. Investigators say several restaurants in nearby Athens use the same debit card payment processor. They believe a scammer hacked into a database kept by that processing system and stole hundreds of numbers at once.
