Claudia Koerner reports: Police arrested a 27-year-old Glendale man Thursday in connection with placing credit card skimming devices on gas pumps at the Shell Station on Pacific Coast Highway last summer, authorities announced Friday. Akop Tadevosovich Changryan is accused of using the devices to retrieve account information from drivers gassing up their cars at the…
Category: ID Theft
Maine: Thousands of Five County Credit Union Customers Issued New Cards Following Security Breach
MyFOXMaine reports: Several thousand customers of Five County Credit Union are getting new debit and credit cards after security breaches involving an unnamed retailer and processing center. Five County says about 3,000 credit and debit card customers are getting new cards because of the breach, which happened with a third party, not the credit union….
NC: Police Investigate Bank Card Breach At Greenville Store
Dave Jordan reports: A number of customers who used their credit and debit card information at one store in the east may want to check their statements after an apparent breach in the system sent credit card information to an unknown location. One of those alleged victims–Kate Ford–says she used her debit card to buy…
“Ballsy” ID thief gets nine years for ripping off 750 victims
Laura Italiano reports the follow-up to a case previously reported on this blog: When 28-year-old Iguosade Osahon was busted last summer for stealing the IDs of 750 victims across the country, the eloquent crook conceded to cops, “What can I say? You’ve got me by the balls.” His words proved prophetic: Today, Osahon — who…
Third member of counterfeit credit card ring sentenced in California
The third and final member of a group of Chinese nationals involving in the trafficking of counterfeit credit cards has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for transmitting credit card numbers obtained on the Internet to others who used the information to make fraudulent purchases at San Gabriel Valley stores. Tong Zhang, also…
A Doctor and 532 Others Indicted for Mail and Social Security Fraud Conspiracy
This press release from the FBI includes a statement that 84 counts of a 709-count indictment related to misuse of children’s or dependents’ Social Security numbers in furtherance of the fraud scheme: SAN JUAN, PR—A federal grand jury has issued a 709-count indictment, charging 533 defendants with mail fraud conspiracy, mail fraud, social security fraud…