WEST PALM BEACH – While Heather Sandarr was on a cruise, back home, thieves were stealing her identity. “Nine credit cards were filed in my name,” said Sandarr. Sandarr had no idea all that happened until she got home and found an empty mailbox. The thieves forwarded her mail to another address while she was […]
New Port Richey, Florida — Pasco County Sheriff Chris Nocco calls this case very serious. Residents call it scary. And, the postal service calls it a felony. One thing’s for sure, this guy is bold and hitting homeowners where it hurts most – the mailboxes in front of their houses. Investigators say 29-year-old Brian Michael […]
SAN DIEGO – Identity theft involving stolen tax refunds is one of the fastest growing forms of identity theft in the United States. Taxpayers can encounter identity theft involving their tax returns in several ways. One instance is where identity thieves try filing fraudulent refund claims using another person’s identifying information, which has been stolen. […]
RAVENSDALE, Wash. — The King County Sheriff’s Office is investigating mail thefts in a rural part of the county, a spokeswoman said Monday. Two drive-up mailboxes were pried open and emptied sometime on or around December 16th, said sheriff’s office spokeswoman Sgt. Cindi West. A passer-by spotted the open mailboxes around 3:30 a.m. that day […]
NEW YORK — Identity theft is bad enough if it happens once. But Maria Chen was a victim twice. Chen said her identity was stolen online and the suspect literally took everything. “He had withdrawn all of my money out of the bank and opened up credit cards in my name.” Chen’s bank alerted her. […]
In June, 2013, Abington Police investigated three different cases where American Express Gift Cards were ordered using an Abington resident’s credit card account without their knowledge or authorization. The gift cards, which were for amounts between $1,000 and $2,000, would then be delivered to the card owner’s home by UPS. During two of these UPS […]