CTV reports: Calgary Police have now charged a woman who used to work at a bank in the southwest with identity theft and fraud. Between June 2012 and November 2013, police say a woman working at a customer experience associate unlawfully requested personal information from several customers of the bank. […] Police say 20 customers…
Category: ID Theft
AU: Police smash international identity-theft ring
Emma Partridge reports: Police have smashed an international identity-theft ring accused of making thousands of fake driver’s licences to fraudulently obtain loans and credit cards and board domestic flights. Three men and a woman were arrested in Sydney on Wednesday, eight months after officers detected a package from China containing 5000 NSW driver’s licence holograms….
Documentary on Identity Theft Features ID Thieves
From their press release: Experian’s ProtectMyID® and The Identity Theft Council worked together to launch a disturbing new documentary, In The Company of Thieves, that chronicles the exploits of several notorious identity thieves and how they were brought to justice, available at http://thieves.identitytheftcouncil.org. The documentary gives viewers an unflinching look into identity theft, described by criminals who tell all about…
Lawsuit filed over Shorter University data theft
And so it begins… A potential class-action lawsuit against Shorter University has been filed by a former student who became a victim of identity theft/tax refund fraud following the theft of records last year. Reports of identity theft related to tax refund fraud started emerging in February, and as of last week, there were over 30 reports….
GA: More Victims Come Forward in Shorter University Identity Theft (updated)
Coosa Valley News reports: Rome police have now said that over 30 victims have been reported from an identity theft at Shorter University. Reports said that the people had their medical records stolen and have now used their information to file fraudulent tax returns. Police sad that two files medical records belonging to student athletes…
“I am not the cop you think I am. I am a piece of s***.” – Former NYPD officer engaged in ID theft
EmpireStateNews.net reports: A former officer with the New York City Police Department was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 28 months in prison for credit card fraud and identity theft. John Montanez, 28, of the Bronx, New York, pleaded guilty in August 2014 to one count of access device fraud and one count of aggravated identity…