Oakland police shut down Bay Area ID theft operation
May 17, 2011
Total Loss:
Unknown
Calling it the biggest they have seen, Oakland police said Monday that an identity theft operation that manufactured phony checks, IDs and credit cards has been shut down.
Officials said there are potentially thousands of victims all over the Bay Area and in other states and the possibility of an untold amount of monetary loss.
Police Chief Anthony Batts said breaking up the operation is particularly important to law enforcement because identity theft...
Source:
Mercury News
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Account Takeover Identity Theft
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