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Category: ID Theft

Gang stole names of dead babies to use in bank scam

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Dissent

A Nigerian gang which stole the identities of dead babies and then plundered bank accounts set up in their name was jailed yesterday. The gang of three, two men and a woman, stole 44 separate identities over 18 months to set up 100 bogus bank accounts. […] The trio operated throughout South Wales and in…

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4 accused of ID theft plot with 125 victims

Posted on March 6, 2010 by Dissent

Erica Blake reports: As part of their employment with various Toledo-area businesses, Robert L. Taylor, Adam R. Shank, and Dominique L. Lawson had access to clients’ names, birthdates, and Social Security numbers, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. But instead of keeping the information confidential, the three allegedly sold the identities – more than 125 of…

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Alberta man sought in massive identity theft

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Dissent

Ben Galinas reports: Edmonton police are looking for an alleged fraudster wanted on 137 charges connected to the theft of more than 120 identities. Acting Det. David Butt said police found driver’s licences, social insurance cards, debit cards and credit cards belonging to people from across Alberta after executing a search warrant in an Edmonton…

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Hancock Fabrics confirms skimmers found in some stores

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Dissent

Hancock Fabrics today confirmed what had been reported in the media back in October and November of 2009: customers in a number of states had their debit and credit card data stolen by skimmers in some of the stores. The data theft occurred during the period of August-September, 2009, but reports of fraud did not…

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ID theft charges superceded by murder indictment

Posted on March 5, 2010 by Dissent

A seventeen-count superseding indictment was returned yesterday in Brooklyn federal court charging Dmitriy Yakovlev and his wife, Julia Yakovlev, with identity theft, bank fraud, credit card fraud, and effecting fraudulent transactions as a result of their illegal use of the identities of three persons between 2003 and 2007. The defendant Dmitriy Yakovlev is further charged…

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La Mesa Tax Preparer Guilty of Fraud and ID Theft

Posted on March 4, 2010 by Dissent

A La Mesa tax preparer was convicted Thursday of 32 felony counts related to his business, including identity theft and tax, Social Security and Medi-Cal fraud. Saleh Mahmoud Zahran, 50, was found guilty by a jury of the charges following a two-week trial in U.S. District Court in San Diego. His wife, 35- year-old Maysa…

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