It seems there are people in this world who will never draw the line. Identity theft is not being quelled. These are just stories of people who didn’t get away with it.
This past week a man was arrested in Louisville for some interesting charges. He was taken in with $500 in fives, a concealed deadly weapon, and a list of homeless shelters and their respective meal times. Antonio Philips, a “nice and clean cut” 30-year-old Florida man was apparently offering homeless people $5 to tell him their first and last names, date of births, and social security numbers.
This is not the end of the ridiculousness.
A Girl Scout Leader in Mount Olive, NJ was arrested at the end of a three-week investigation. Police concluded that she was responsible for applying for credit cards under the identities of other people. She had obtained the personal information of two of the troop’s volunteers.
One of the victims said a credit card was opened through Capital One. The 30-year-old Kelly Willard, of Budd Lake, and leader of Daisy Troop 4366 had run up a balance of $2,126 on the card in just two days.
“Willard has been charged with identity theft, seven counts of credit card fraud, two counts of false application to secure a credit card, two counts of identity theft, and theft for the items which were purchased using the fraudulently obtained credit card, Anthony said. She was lodged in the Morris County jail in lieu of $1,000 bail,” according to the reporting of NJ.com news site.
Homeless and scout volunteers are just random stories. But be aware that your identity is not safe.
Do not carry your Social Security Card with you unless you need to and don’t participate in sweepstakes, credit card offers, or respond to emails with your information. If “your bank” is supposedly updating its records they will be sure and do it in a credible manner. New Read Flag requirements will help with your protection.
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