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Category: ID Theft

UK: Credit card fraudster hits 35,000 motorists in petrol station scam

Posted on June 21, 2010 by Dissent

Colin Fernandez reports: A computer wizard branded ‘the most prolific chip and pin fraudster in the UK’ was jailed yesterday for four years. Theogones De Montford, 29, stole the details of at least 35,000 motorists during a £725,000 scam targeting petrol stations. He designed tiny circuit boards which he fitted inside chip and pin machines…

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Hacker jailed over complex web scam

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Dissent

UKPA reports: A young computer hacker who carried out a sophisticated and lucrative online fraud operation to feed his gambling habit has been jailed. Alistair Peckover, 21, bought a Porsche, expensive watches and more than £30,000 worth of gold bullion using the proceeds from his complex scam. Detectives said he systematically defrauded legitimate online businesses…

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Police Make 18 26 Arrests In Connection With City ID Theft Ring

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Dissent

Vivian Lee reports: The New York City Police Department has arrested 18 people, mostly natives of Nigeria, who were allegedly in the business of stealing identities and stole at least $5 million. They allegedly affected more than 200 soldiers, including many of whom were unaware of what was happening, since they were serving overseas. Some…

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The Tie Between ID Theft & Illegal Immigration

Posted on June 16, 2010 by Dissent

Sarah Buduson reports on the relationship between ID theft and illegal immigration. What I particularly like about this piece is comments from Mark Pribish pointing out that although such cases are counted as ID theft, they’re not really ID theft and are (just) employment fraud. Of course, even employment fraud as opposed to cases where…

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Prosecuting ID Theft Cases in Idaho

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Dissent

This press release from the Idaho U.S. Attorney’s Office: In the first six months of 2010, the United States Attorney’s Office, United States Secret Service and the United States Department of State, Diplomatic Security Service, have teamed up with the Boise Police Department and other local law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute identity theft…

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J.P. Morgan Chase employee pleads guilty to selling customer profiles

Posted on June 12, 2010 by Dissent

Dennis C. Pfannenschmidt, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, announced that a Monroe County woman pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Court Judge William J. Nealon to participating in a scheme with others to access and unlawfully obtain more than $60,000 from accounts in a New Jersey bank. Pfannenschmidt stated that Christine…

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