Posts Tagged ‘thieves’
Valor Thieves: Should Faking Military Honors Be Illegal?
July 29th, 2010
Valor Thieves: Should Faking Military Honors Be Illegal?
Falsely claiming to have been hailed as a military hero is a crime, but legislating against it has sparked a constitutional firefight
Read more on Time Magazine
ID thieves stole from soldiers, Westchester residents, NYC authorities say
June 19th, 2010
ID thieves stole from soldiers, Westchester residents, NYC authorities say
NEW YORK — An identity theft ring victimized 200 people nationwide, including Westchester residents and soldiers whose information was stolen as they served in Iraq and Afghanistan, authorities said.
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NY ID Thieves Ripped Off Soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan: Cops
June 18th, 2010
NY ID Thieves Ripped Off Soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan: Cops
More than 20 soldiers from Fort Hood are among dozens of victims ripped off by an identity theft scam in New York, law enforcement officials said. Identity theft – Iraq – Theft – Crime – New York City
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Financial information provides would-be thieves with buying power: Pepper Pike and Hunting Valley Police Blotters
May 17th, 2010
Financial information provides would-be thieves with buying power: Pepper Pike and Hunting Valley Police Blotters
A resident reported illegal use of his personal information. Someone had succeeded in using his credit record to open a T-Mobile account and to obtain a telephone.
Read more on Chagrin Solon Sun
Is a person’s credit card and bank account information easily accessible to thieves on the Web?
March 7th, 2010
By now it’s an old Web slogan that anyone who wants to find someone else’s bank account and credit card information can freely access it on the Web. But is this really true?
