Gwinnett County Police: Wanted Jaylen Anderson, of Fairburn, GA in $200K real estate scam

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA— Detectives are asking the public’s help in locating Jaylen Anderson, 23, of Fairburn, GA, who is wanted in connection with real estate fraud.

In January 2023, two victims contacted Gwinnett County Police and reported being scammed for over $100,000 each. In both incidents, the victims were led to believe they were purchasing property in Ellenwood, Georgia, from a Facebook Marketplace ad. Both victims were instructed to wire large amounts of money to what they were led to believe was a law group in Atlanta that the suspect claimed to represent. When the victims arrived at the law office on their closing dates, they discovered they had been scammed.

Gwinnett County Police detectives were able to identify the suspect as Jaylen Anderson, who is wanted on  four counts of Theft by Deception, Identity Theft, and Records and Reports of Currency Transactions. Anderson’s whereabouts are currently unknown.

Anyone who has information concerning the case, is urged to contact the Gwinnett County Police Department at 770-513-5300.  To remain anonymous, tipsters should contact Crime Stoppers at 404-577-TIPS (8477) or visit www.stopcrimeATL.com. Crime Stoppers tipsters can receive a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and indictment in this case.