Category Archives: Identity theft

Bank of New York Mellon computer tech indicted on 149 counts of ID theft

A computer technician at the Bank of New York Mellon was indicted on 149 counts of grand larceny, ID theft, money laundering, scheme to defraud, computer tampering and unlawful possession of personal identification information.
The Manhattan district attorney’s office accused 27-year-old Adeniyi Adeyemi of committing ID theft against more than 150 of his coworkers at the [...]

LifeLock reviews: Office copiers store data, contribute to ID theft risk

It’s no surprise that thousands of businesses have failed in recent months—mortgage companies, real estate agencies, accounting firms–but what might be a surprise is how much information is being left behind on the offices’ copiers.

ID Theft: The 10th Circle of Hell

When Dante’s Inferno gets updated for the 21st century, the author needs to add identity theft as the 10th circle of hell. Think I’m exaggerating? Ask Jeremiah Mydland of Claremore, Oklahoma.

Dead Sea Scrolls centerpiece of identity theft arrest

The Dead Sea Scrolls are at the center of an identity theft dispute and arrest.
Raphael Golb, a Manhattan real estate attorney, was arrested yesterday and charged with identity theft, criminal impersonation and aggravated harassment. According to the Manhattan district attorney, Golb used stolen identities to bolster the theories about the origin of the Dead Sea [...]

Identity thieves can still pass background check after stealing credit card info

A Revenue Enterprises employee responsible for The Children’s Hospital’s billing was fired after her employers learned she financed her Las Vegas vacation with the credit card belonging to a patient’s parents.
Marcus and Heather Oginsky of Denver gave the Revenue Employee their credit card information when they made a payment by phone for their son’s surgery [...]

Social Security Fraud

For some people, the wakening occurs with a letter from the Internal Revenue Service. You file your taxes claiming all the income from your W-2, but the IRS has a record of another job where you work. The IRS thinks you’re trying to cheat them, and the IRS doesn’t like when people try to cheat [...]

Identity theft alert: Bad news for dead people

How widespread is identity theft? It’s so bad that even the deceased aren’t safe. It’s called “ghosting,” and it may be the most heinous and macabre of all forms of identity theft.