fraud alert: DOJ Alleges $8 Million Familiar Fraud at Transit Authority
- 04/19/23 11:23 AM
Would Your Employees Notice Millions in Fraud?The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced indictments against two individuals suspected of familiar fraud schemes that led to $8 million in losses for Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority commuter rail operator Keolis between July 2014 and November 2021. Both the scope and the longevity of these schemes are exceptional, although the methods used to steal the money are very common, raising questions about why the individual charged was able to commit this fraud for so long. What Happened in the Keolis Familiar Fraud Case?John P. Pigsley of Beverly, Massachusetts, a former Assistant Chief Engineer … (10 comments)
fraud alert: What Happens if Your Social Security Number Gets Stolen?
- 09/09/20 05:38 AM
It might be surprising to know that when Social Security numbers were first given out in the 1930s, that they were not used as a form of identification. However, whether you know it or not, most of us use our SSN every day, from visiting our doctor’s office to doing banking transactions. Your Social Security number is likely being accessed by humans and computers on a daily basis. Your Social Security number is a form of verification, authentication, and it is even used as a password. Simply having it, simply knowing it, and entering it, verifies and authenticates its holder. However, it … (14 comments)
fraud alert: Up to 1 Million email Accounts Phished for Identity Theft
- 10/08/09 02:45 PM
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Hotmail, Earthlink, Google, Yahoo, Comcast and other web-based email users have been giving up al their login details to phishers and current estimates are as many as 1 million accounts may have been compromised. News of the scam broke when technology blog neowin.net reported an anonymous user had published confidential details on pastebin.com. Internet users are urged to change their passwords regularly and ensure anti-virus software is up to date to protect themselves from fraudsters. While phishing emails keep pouring in, their methods are changing rapidly. Posing as a Nigerian prince is still common, but not … (1 comments)
fraud alert: Child Identity Theft Victims
- 07/28/09 09:52 AM
Robert Siciliano Identity Theft Expert Jason Truxel was denied a mortgage because of bad credit. He had no idea that his credit scores were low, so he pulled his credit reports. He discovered a tremendous amount of debt, and accounts he had never opened. One such account showed that a credit card had been opened in his name when he was 13 years old. Jason found out the hard way that he was a victim of child identity theft. When Jason was a child, his father was convicted of credit card fraud. So he went to his father’s house and found … (36 comments)
Would Your Employees Notice Millions in Fraud?The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced indictments against two individuals suspected of familiar fraud schemes that led to $8 million in losses for Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority commuter rail operator Keolis between July 2014 and November 2021. Both the scope and the longevity of these schemes are exceptional, although the methods used to steal the money are very common, raising questions about why the individual charged was able to commit this fraud for so long. 
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