MILTON, Ga. — A Milton woman reported to police Sept. 21 that someone had opened a credit card in her name and charged $7,000.
The victim told police she received an email in May stating she was qualified for a Firestone Mastercard credit card, pre-approved for $7,000. The victim said she never responded or applied for the credit card, the police report said, but that she received an email from Credit Karma stating there had been a new account added under her name.
The victim said someone had used her personal information to open the Firestone Mastercard account and charged $7,000, the police report said. A bank informed her she owes around $7,300, the report said, but would not provide any more detail about the fraudulent credit account.
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