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Identity Theft at the Emergency Room
From: Erica Absetz <eabsetz () opensecurityfoundation org>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:11:38 -0500
http://www.wbay.com/story/20402922/2012/12/21/identity-theft-at-the-emergency-room A visit to the Emergency Room is the last place you need to be worrying about identity theft. But it is happening to people when they are vulnerable and unable to protect themselves. Asia Tompkins was a hospital registry clerk in Richmond, VA. After she registered patients into the hospital, she stole their personal information. "She applied for more than 130 credit cards in other individuals' names," Michael Romano, US Postal Inspector said. Postal inspectors got several leads from Tompkins' Facebook page. Under her likes: shopping, shopping, shopping and getting money. "After she made purchases the Inspection services was able to track down those purchases - we had her on video surveillance making the purchases - then a search warrant was issued to her home," said Romano. They found high end clothing, jackets, boots, cash and a log of personal information. "The loss was $50,000. The impact was extremely significant with 130 victims compromised," Romano said. Postal inspectors worked with victims to monitor their credit. Most said they were stunned where it happened. "It's a situation where people came into the hospital expecting services and NOT expecting to have their identity breached." In this case, the woman accepted a plea deal for identity theft and bank fraud charges. She's serving three years in prison. If you believe you are a victim of fraud related to a ponzi scheme or any crime related to the U.S. mail call this number: 1-877-876-2455 or file a complaint at www.usps.com/postalinspectors We want to know about problems that might put you, your family or neighbors at risk. You can contact us attarget2 () wbay com. Your story might be our next story. _______________________________________________ Dataloss Mailing List (dataloss () datalossdb org) Archived at http://seclists.org/dataloss/ Unsubscribe at http://datalossdb.org/mailing_list Supporters: Risk Based Security (http://www.riskbasedsecurity.com/) Risk Based Security equips organizations with security intelligence, risk management services and on-demand security solutions to establish customized risk-based programs to address information security and compliance challenges.
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