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Fraudulent checks passed at local gas stations, convenience stores Save Email Print
Posted: 8:31 PM Oct 7, 2008
Last Updated: 12:04 PM Oct 8, 2008
Reporter: Melissa Tune
Email Address: melissa.tune@wrdw.com

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News 12 at 11 o'clock, October 7, 2008

AUGUSTA, Ga.--- First the Raceway gas station on Washington Road and then the Discount Stop on Sandbar Ferry Road. Bad checks passed to merchants; some of them on fake accounts while other checks are flat out fraudulent.

The owner of the Raceway says he's out of 26-hundred dollars. The Discount Stop store owner is out over 1500 dollars.

Richmond County investigators are looking into the matter.

If you know anything about these fake checks or if you are a merchant and suspect that you have one of these bad checks, you are urged to call the Richmond County Sheriff's Office.

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Posted by: Sandy Location: Evans on Oct 8, 2008 at 02:27 PM
This sounds just like something my ex-husband did to me! Actually, he was writting bad checks everywhere...some in my name...some in his. A natural born liar.

Posted by: perry Location: augusta on Oct 8, 2008 at 10:48 AM
Since when do you cash checks at a gas station, especially in that large of amount? Theres cash checking places all over theplace.

Posted by: hwew on Oct 8, 2008 at 05:21 AM
to the gas stations - do you have any of these guys on camera cashing these checks, because maybe the public can identify them.

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