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JP: Convenience store employee arrested for stealing customers’ credit card info

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Dissent

The Mainichi reports: A convenience store employee suspected of filming customers’ credit cards on his smartphone and using information on the cards to swindle the victims out of money has been arrested, Tokyo police said. […] Daijiro Kamino, 29, a former convenience store employee of Taito Ward, Tokyo, stands accused of fraud using a computer,…

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CNN sources: IRS believes massive data theft originated in Russia

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Dissent

Chris Frates reports: The IRS believes that a major cyber breach that allowed criminals to steal the tax returns of more than 100,000 people originated in Russia, two sources briefed on the data theft tell CNN. Read more on CNN. If you bet Russia, drink. If you bet China or North Korea, just be patient,…

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Thousands of people’s stolen credit card info found on suspect’s computers

Posted on May 27, 2015 by Dissent

Peter Surowski reports: A San Bernardino man who investigators say had thousands of people’s credit card information on his computers has been arrested. Serob Frenkyan, 42, was arrested on Thursday, May 21, on suspicion of identity theft, credit card fraud and being a felon with a gun, jail records show. Read more on The Press Enterprise.

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Former Kwiktax employee sentenced for tax refund fraud

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Dissent

Valorie Shaw has been sentenced to 24 months in prison and ordered to pay restitution of $309,834 for conspiring to file false claims. Shaw, 38, of Oakland, pleaded guilty on January 23, 2015, to conspiracy to file false claims. Shaw was employed as a tax return preparer at “Kwiktax” for three years. Prior to working…

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FL: Jail worker indicted on charges of inmate ID theft, tax fraud

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Dissent

Desiree Stennett reports: An Orange County Jail worker is expected to go to trial in July after she was accused of stealing personal information from inmates and giving it to identity thieves who filed fake tax returns. Corrections officer Lori Ann Dilworth and her two accused accomplices, Shantrell Stephenson and Richard Mitchell, face charges of…

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100,000 taxpayers’ information accessed in IRS security breach

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Dissent

Associated Press reports: Thieves used an online service provided by the IRS to gain access to information from more than 100,000 taxpayers, the agency said Tuesday. The information included tax returns and other tax information on file with the IRS. The IRS said the thieves accessed a system called “Get Transcript.” In order to access…

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