CTV reports: Accounts of more than 1,000 Vancity customers have been compromised after their debit card numbers were stolen while making purchases in Metro Vancouver. “We found out this morning from Central One, our card provider, that two Vancouver-area retailers have had their card machines compromised as a result of a skimming operation,” Vancity spokesperson…
Category: Skimmers
Officials find 103 skimmers at Florida gas stations
AP reports: Officials with Florida’s Department of Agriculture say 103 skimmer devices that are used for identity theft have been discovered at more than 7,500 gas stations it inspected. The agency announced its findings Tuesday. The report comes after three months of investigation by inspectors who visited 7,571 stations in a statewide sweep. Read more…
FL: Numerous skimming devices found on local gas pumps
Ari Hait reports that the Florida Department of Agriculture checked more than 6,000 gas stations across the state and found 81 skimmers attached to the pumps. Here’s a list of where they found them.
FL: Fraudsters used info skimmed from restaurant customers
The South Beach restaurant whose customers had their data skimmed was not named in this press release. There’s also no explanation of where the defendants obtained Social Security numbers and other personal information: United States v. Christopher M. Mack, Case No. 15-2317-MJ-O’Sullivan On March 16, 2015, Christopher M. Mack, 30, of Miami, was charged by criminal complaint…
FL: Man, 24, arrested on ID theft charges in Orlando
WFTV reports: A 24-year-old man was arrested Thursday on charges of possession of credit card-making equipment, fraudulent use of scanning device, unlawful possession of personal identification information and possession of a firearm by a felon, said the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. Chadd Thomason, 24, was arrested following a search warrant at his home on…
Miami-Dade County Resident Sentenced In Stolen Identity Unemployment Insurance Fraud Scheme
A North Miami Beach resident was sentenced yesterday to 96 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for filing fraudulent unemployment insurance claims using the personal identifying information (PII) of more than 90 individuals. According to court records, from at least as early as December 2013, through the summer of 2014, the…