WTf? Man Opens Bank With Fake Check and Withdrawls $30,000 from Suntrust @Baileys Crossroads
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Crooky
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Date: October 09, 2015 09:21PM
How does a bank let this happen? Didn't they check to see the check was real before allowing $30,000 to be withdrawn?
Fairfax County Crime Solvers is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the man responsible for opening a fraudulent bank account and depositing a counterfeit check earlier this year. On Tuesday, January 12, around 2:40 p.m., a man visited the SunTrust Bank, located at 5821 Crossroads Center in the Baileys Crossroads area, and requested to open a business account. Bank employees opened the account for the man and as requested, deposited a check into the new account. Over the coming days, the man withdrew funds from that deposit before the bank was able to determine the check was counterfeit. The loss to the bank was more than $30,000. The bank reported the incident to police and an investigation began on Tuesday, September 22.
The suspect presented a fraudulent driver’s license from Tennessee when he opened the account. Detectives believe this fraud may be linked to other…