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Category: ID Theft

CA: Central Valley man accused of swiping credit card info

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Dissent

Armenak Avagyan, 28, of Rancho Cordova has been arrested on a five-count federal indictment accusing him of trafficking in counterfeit and fraudulent credit cards, as well as identity theft. The indictment alleges that Mr. Avagyan engaged in a wide-ranging scheme to steal credit card information by using “skimmers” – electronic devices installed in gas station…

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The Hackett guilty plea: Who is “Company One?”

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Dissent

When Rogelio Hackett, Jr. pleaded guilty earlier today, media coverage noted that investigators had found over 675,000 credit card numbers (“access devices”) on his computers or in his email accounts at the time his home was searched in June  2009. Reportedly, 359,661 of the 676,443 card numbers came from “Company One’s” customers. According to a…

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GA: Two Augustans Sentenced To Federal Prison For Identity Theft

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Dissent

Georgia’s turning out to be a hotbed of ID theft these days. Here’s another case in GA this week. U.S. Attorney Edward Tarver’s Office sends out the press notice: Jamie L. Lawrence, 33, and Antonio R. McNeal, 25, both of Augusta, Georgia were sentenced Tuesday before United States District Court Judge J. Randal Hall to…

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Caught with 675,000 stolen credit card details, hacker pleads guilty

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Dissent

A computer hacker from Georgia pleaded guilty Thursday to fraud and identity theft after authorities found more than 675,000 stolen credit card accounts on his home computers. Credit card companies have traced more than $36 million in fraudulent transactions to the accounts that were breached by Rogelio Hackett Jr., 26, of Lithonia, Ga. Read more…

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IA: Hacker hits Clive restaurant patrons’ accounts

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Dissent

Clive police are urging central Iowans to keep close eyes on their bank accounts after more than a dozen patrons of a local Mexican restaurant had their bank accounts illegally accessed. Police Lt. John Broderson said roughly 12 to 18 patrons of Qdoba Mexican Grill on University Avenue have reported improper banking transactions “in the…

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PA: Million dollar ID theft operation busted

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Dissent

David Henry reports: The Justice Department says it has busted an identity theft operation that cost a lot of people a lot of money. Investigators say 44-year-old Anthony Williams was the ring leader. A federal indictment charges him and 15 others with a massive identity theft operation that victimized hundreds of people over three years,…

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