Steven Nelson, 29, has been charged in a federal court with conspiring to submit false claims for federal tax refunds as part of an identity theft scam that targeted childhood cancer patients.
Nelson and his co-conspirators stole data from the files of several health care institutions, including pediatric cancer centers, to file for refunds under the stolen names of adults, claiming the kids with cancer as dependents.
But this isn’t the first time cancer patients have been targeted for identity theft. Four women in Florida were indicted earlier this year for stealing information from clinics, including an oncology practice, in order to open fraudulent credit card accounts.
And last year, a woman was sentenced to four years in prison after using her position as a caregiver to a breast cancer patient to access the woman’s credit cards and bank accounts.
As a LifeLock customer, you’ll have peace of mind, knowing that the proactive LifeLock Identity Alert™ is monitoring for both credit and non-credit related identity threats. If any suspicious activity is found, you’ll be notified immediately, so that action can be taken to clamp down the illicit activity.
In addition, LifeLock will request your annual credit reports for you, so that you can carefully review them, to be sure that there’s no unauthorized charges.
LifeLock’s eRecon™ service will search over 10,000 sites for the illegal selling or trading of your personal information, and not only will you be alerted if there’s a problem, but LifeLock will also help you take the necessary steps to resolve any issues.
If you ever do fall victim to identity theft while under LifeLock’s watchful eye, LifeLock’s member services representatives will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week to help resolve the problem. And on top of that, you’ll have LifeLock’s $1 Million Guarantee, which means that LifeLock will spend up to $1 million to make things right and get you – and your credit – back on track.
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