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Thousands of Dollars Fraudulently Drained out of Couple's Saving Account

The victims do not know how their account was compromised.

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A Dacula, Ga. couple is facing the loss of thousands of dollars after money was fraudulently removed from their Suntrust savings account.

The Hamilton Mill couple contacted Gwinnett Count Police on Dec. 11 to report the $8,600 theft. The money, according to the wife, was removed from their account via an internet transaction. The wife noticed the discrepancy on Dec. 10 and contacted the Suntrust fraud department. The account was subsequently frozen.

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