Mike McKinney reports: A former Rhode Island Hospital security guard today was sentenced to more than three years in federal prison for stealing hospital patients’ identity information and opening cell phone and charge accounts at a Cranston RadioShack — with help from some store clerks. Michael Bermudez, 27, of Regent Avenue, Providence, received a 39-month…
Category: ID Theft
FL: Caregiver arrested on fraud charge
A caregiver for an elderly woman in Largo is accused of stealing more than $2,500 from the woman’s credit card account. Victoria Fenton, 39, who worked for Visiting Angels elder care, was arrested Thursday morning. Largo police said she made five ATM withdrawals with her client’s credit card totaling $1,675. Fenton is also accused of…
Ca: Debit scam victims now in the ‘hundreds’
This incident keeps growing and growing….. Joe Belanger reports: Police now confirm there are “hundreds” of victims in a debit card scam in Stratford. Although police said every financial institution was hit, they’ve confirmed there were more than 350 victims at just two banks. “We’re just starting to extrapolate the data, but it’s obviously in…
NC: SECU probes fraud cases after security breach
Renee Chou reports: Officials with the State Employees Credit Union are investigating 40 cases of fraud in the wake of a security breach at a company that processes credit card payments nationwide. […] SECU receives card transactions through Visa, which receives the transactions from Heartland. The credit union has issued new credit cards and personal…
UK: Banks refuse to pay card fraud refunds as surge in victims leads to harder stance on claims
Sean Poulter reports: Banks are increasingly refusing to compensate card fraud amid a surge in the number of victims. One in four Britons – more than 12million people – has been a victim of some form of card fraud in the past year, research has revealed. The average loss was more than £650, with one…
PA: Identity Theft
A Cambria County man is behind bars after stealing credit card information from customers. 28-year old Charwan Wood worked as an employee at Inter-Media Market in Johnstown. Read more on WeAreCentralPA.com