Richmond County sheriff’s deputies are searching for a woman who has been passing forged checks at local banks since November 2021.
On Nov. 10, 2021, an employee at Queensboro Bank on Tobacco Road contacted the sheriff’s office about a fraudulent check for $2,636.77 cashed by Lynn Rise, 62, without the knowledge of the account holder.
Rise and the account holder are not related and do not know one another, according to an incident report.
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The following day, Rise cashed another check, this one in the amount of $984.02, at another bank.
In the second case, the victim told authorities he mailed a check for approximately $42 at the Martinez post office. Three days later, the man noticed the check had been cashed for the increased amount.
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According to a Richmond County Sheriff’s Office report, the second victim also said he did not know Rise and has never written her a check for any amount.
It is unclear how Rise came to possess the two men’s checks.
Rise is described as 5-feet tall, weighing 250 pounds with short bleached blonde hair and blue eyes. Authorities say Rise is known to frequent local motels and wear brightly colored make up and bright clothing.
Anyone with information about Rise or her whereabouts is encouraged to contact Inv. John Perkins or any other on-duty investigator at the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office at (706) 821-1020 or (706) 821-1000.
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