Public’s help IDing man wanted for fraud in Richland County sought

Richland County authorities are asking for the public’s help identifying a man caught on surveillance using a credit card cloned from stolen information.

Investigators aren’t sure when the credit card information was stolen from the victim, but the purchase of $1400 worth of giftcards were made with a bogus credit card at two area retailers on January 2, 2016.

A gift card worth about $600 was bought at the Target at 10204 Two Notch Road, Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott said in a news release. Next, the suspect hit the Kohls down the street for a giftcard worth about $800, Lott said.

The man is described as a black male in his late 20s to early 30s, wearing a black hoody, black pants, and a gray hat.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to contact CrimeStoppers at 1-888-CRIME-SC, text CRIMES (274637) and mark the beginning of the message with “TIPSC” followed by the tip information, or log onto www.midlandscrimestoppers.com and click on the red “Submit a tip” tab.

Staff Reports