January 7, 2005 Update
There have been several incidents of A woman reported her wallet was stolen from the pocket of her coat while it hung in the office. When she reported the credit cards stolen she discovered fraudulent charges made on her American Express Card that was in her stolen wallet.
A man reported that he suspected his friend stole his ATM card, and used it to make $1210 in unauthorized purchases.
A woman reported that she applied for a mortgage and was refused. She checked her credit report and discovered three accounts she had never opened. These fraudulent accounts had been declared delinquent for non-payment of approx. $1350.
A local banks Fraud Investigator reported that a suspect opened an account with two no account checks totaling $1969.21. He then withdrew $610 in cash from ATMs before the checks were returned.
A woman reported that she received a notice from ATT that her phone was shut off due to an unpaid $1800 balance. The billing address on the account had been changed, 3 additional phone lines had been added to her account, and 6 cell phones had been purchased and charged to her account. ATT advised the suspect would have needed the victims social security number in order to facilitate this crime.
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