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The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance identifying several suspects wanted for opening a fraudulent bank account.

May 23, 2018

Unknown suspects used the victim’s personal information to open a bank account at BB& T Bank. Once opened, the suspects deposited a fraudulent IRS tax return for a reported loss of over $ 7000 to the banking institution.

This incident is believed to have occurred on January 17, 2017. Detectives were made aware of this fraud on April 12, 2018.

If anyone has any information on this incident please contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-458-8477 or submit a tip online at https://www.crimestopperspbc.com/report-a-crime/. You will stay anonymous and be eligible for a reward of up to $3,000!

Cindy LopezThe Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance identifying several suspects wanted for opening a fraudulent bank account.