HARTSVILLE, S.C. (WMBF) – A Hartsville Taco Bell worker is facing credit card fraud charges for multiple victims after allegedly photographing card numbers when customers paid for their food.
Throughout the month of June, at least four victims contacted the Hartsville Police Department complaining of fraudulent charges on their credit/debit cards. All had been customers at the same Taco Bell in Hartsville and paid with credit/debit cards.
One victim told police the suspect had used their card to attempt to pay sanitation fees to the city. After filing a police report, the city released the suspect’s account information to the police and refunded the victim for the fraudulent charge.
According to the report, the suspect called the city to say the Community Action agency was going to help her pay her water bill. The city employee told the suspect the agency would not pay and she would have to pay the amount in person with personal funds or a cashier’s check, as instructed by the police.
The next day, the city employee sent the Hartsville police an email of the South Carolina Divers License used to pay the sanitation fees.
The suspect was identified as Laquawanda Hawkins.
The report states at that point, warrants for identity fraud, credit card number theft, and receiving goods fraudulently obtained.
Security footage from Taco Bell was obtained by the police department and the assistant manager positively identified Hawkins as the employee running the drive-thru and committing…
