Eliot Kleinberg reports: Two Department of Children and Families employees and a third woman systematically drained $20,000 from the bank account of a woman who was suffering from dementia, going so far as to pose as her should financial institutions call to verify a withdrawal, Palm Beach police alleged today. The thefts occurred while the…
Month: December 2009
Ca: Debit-card fraud hits Guelph bank customers
Vik Kirsch reports: TD Canada Trust customers stood in long lineups in at least one Guelph branch Tuesday to replace debit cards after cash was stolen from their accounts or as a precaution against this high-tech theft. “The lineup was just incredible,” customer Irene Hayes said after replacing her debit card to guard against further…
Ie: Lenihan broadcast could lead to privacy law rethink
Michael Foley, the head of journalism at DIT, wrote this analysis of TV3’s recent broadcast about Finance Minister Brian Lenihan’s health: The decision of TV3 to run a story concerning the health of Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan on St Stephen’s Day was based on rumour, with only one justification – to be first, and…
‘Data mining’ catches welfare cheats
Troy Anderson reports: At an age in which she could have received in-home care herself, Susie Claborn, 73, seemed an unlikely welfare cheat. But prosecutors say the Pacoima woman used two identifications – belonging to her incarcerated son and her granddaughter – to fraudulently bill the In-Home Supportive Services program for $116,000. She pleaded guilty…
Target Co was victim of hacker Albert Gonzalez
Target Co said it was among the victims of computer hacker Albert Gonzalez, mastermind of the biggest identity theft in U.S. history. […] Target spokeswoman Amy Reilly said her company was among the victims, having had an “extremely limited” number of payment card numbers stolen by Gonzalez about two years ago. She declined to say…
Skimmers hitting debit card customers across N.C.
Dan Bowens reports: Cases in which debit card information has been stolen are cropping up across North Carolina, and officials said Tuesday that thousands of customers could be affected. The State Employees Credit Union informed about 300 customers in recent days that their account information had been obtained by skimmers and used to make withdrawals…