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Category: ID Theft

University of California Santa Barbara alerts employees using direct deposit to potential check fraud

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Dissent

The University of California – Santa Barbara has sent out an update to a breach alert it sent out in July after some employees reported possible check fraud involving their personal checking accounts. In a letter posted on the California Attorney General’s website today,  Jim Corkill, Director of Business and Financial Services writes:  Our investigation recently…

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Erie feds: IDs stolen from NYC welfare records

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Dissent

Lisa Thompson reports: More than 400 of the identities stolen in a massive Erie federal wire fraud case appear to have been lifted from the case records of New York City public assistance clients, a federal prosecutor said. Federal investigators believe one of the Nigerian defendants recently indicted in Erie in a $10 million identity…

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Four Arizona residents sentenced in tax refund fraud scheme that used prisoners’ information

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Dissent

On July 28, 2014, Kristi Marie Egger, 34, of Mesa, Ariz., and Michael Wayne Egger, 47, of Mesa, Ariz., were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton after each pleaded guilty to two felony counts for conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false federal income tax returns. Kristi Egger was sentenced to…

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Staten Island Woman Admits Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Dissent

NEWARK, N.J. – A Staten Island, New York, woman admitted her role in one of the nation’s largest and longest running stolen identity refund fraud schemes ever identified, in which more than 8,000 fraudulent U.S. income tax returns sought more than $65 million in tax refunds and resulted in losses to the United States of…

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GA: Identity Thieves Sentenced To Federal Prison

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Dissent

Maario Coleman and Angela Russell have been sentenced for stealing the identities of Emory University and University of Georgia students in order to apply for student loans. “Just as these law and medical students were graduating to embark on their careers, they found themselves victims of identity theft,” said United States Attorney Sally Quillian Yates….

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AU: Hackers steal credit card details of thousands using MyCause charity website

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Dissent

ABC reports: Up to 12,000 people donating to charities through an Australian website have had their credit card details stolen and used for thousands of dollars worth of fraudulent charges. An international hacking operation targeted the MyCause website, which allows people to create and donate to fundraisers and charities. Some of the credit card details…

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