Thursday, April 19, 2012

Social Security Fraud - Thu Apr 19, 2012


Chinese brothers sentenced for roles in phony ID ring
Chicago Tribune
By 2009, the year the ring was broken up, it had burrowed into the Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles and used Social Security numbers from the US-controlled Northern Mariana Islands in the South Pacific to secure Illinois driver's licenses and fake ...

In identity we trust: Combating fraud through identity security
Government Security News
Agency programs, such as loan applications or medical benefits, experience fraud losses when criminals use fabricated account information to apply, often but not always with a real social security number. Criminals, of course, also commit identity ...
SC agency: Medicaid information leaked on 228K people
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
The information included names and Medicaid ID numbers, which are also Social Security numbers. The ID numbers could be used to make fraudulent claims. Keck says new security measures are in place and anyone with data stolen will be offered identity ...
Report: Man used false identity in Rock Hill fraud
The Herald | HeraldOnline.com
The suspect who used the 36-year-old man's name, address and social security number was arrested in January, but did not show up for court, according to a Rock Hill police report. He has a bench warrant for his arrest. The Greenwood man received a ...
Police Log: A Pair of Income Filing Fraud
Patch.com
... rejected because one of their social security numbers had already been used to receive a refund. They are the victims of a fraud that is sweeping the country: income tax return fraud when criminals use personal identification to file false returns.
Local Cases of Tax Refund Fraud Growing
WLOS
Local police are facing a growing scam. They say cases of income tax refund fraudare popping up all over the mountains. It happens when thieves steal your Social Security number, file your tax return then claim your refund. Investigators say they are...

Suspect in DHHS fraud arrested
WACH
In more than 22000 of the cases, Medicare numbers, which contain Social Security numbers, were also linked to beneficiaries' names. More than 90% of the affected beneficiaries live in six counties: Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, Lexington, ...
SPPD Investigate Stolen Hedges, Fraud, Marijuana Charges
Patch.com
On April 12, a Canterbury Drive resident reported an act of fraud. The victim stated that he received a call from an individual who said he was from the bank and requested the victim's social securitynumber and date of birth.


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