We need to make our readers aware that this time of year is the most dangerous when it comes to becoming a victim of identity theft. It only takes seconds to be victimized by these criminals, who are now out in large numbers, looking for several victims to take advantage of.
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A Phoenix, AZ resident, Christopher Cantrell, has received a sentence of 21 years in prison for crimes that include identity theft. He was arrested in July of this year after trying to buy some computers at Best Buy using a forged driver’s license an forged credit card. Employees of the store saw that the ID used to make the purchase, did not match that of the person making the transaction and alerted the authorities immediately. The defendant did try to run away from police, but was apprehended in the parking lot of the store. At the time of his arrest, he was found carrying three forged identification cards.
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Have you ever gone to the mall or a clothing store to apply for a job ? If so, which one was it? Could you have been one of the estimated 800,000 that were exposed when a laptop was stolen from a contractor who manages data for a major clothing retail store?
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One of this country’s largest identity theft scandals has recently been featured on several news sites. Customers of stores owned by TJX Companies (including: TJ Maxx, Marshalls, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Office Max, Boston Market, Barnes & Noble, Sports Authority, Forever 21 and DSW) have been victimized while shopping in these stores. Apparently, the stores have used wireless internet connections to transmit transactions to credit card processors. Identity thieves are outside in an automobile in the parking lot with the equipment they need to capture the details of the transaction. The store’s main computer was also on the wireless network which allowed these thieves to steal over (more…)