The Lowest of the Low - Fraud Alert
Posted by Keith_Indy on 01 Jun 2007 at 1:11 pm | Tagged as: Military Matters, Keith's Page
Read this via Pajamas Media, and all I can say is, I hope they catch this guy… Of course, they can’t have a punishment fit enough for this despicable character. Drawn and quartered might do, but that would be cruel and unusual…
http://www.defenselink.mil//news/newsarticle.aspx?id=46232
WASHINGTON, May 31, 2007 – The American Red Cross is warning military spouses about a new identity-theft scam that targets family members of deployed troops.
The Red Cross was alerted of the scam earlier this month, said Devorah Goldburg of the Red Cross.
The scam involves a person with an American accent calling a military spouse, identifying herself as a representative of the Red Cross, and telling the spouse that her husband was hurt in Iraq and was medically evacuated to Germany. The caller then says that doctors can’t start treatment until paperwork is completed, and that to start the paperwork they need the spouse to verify her husband’s social security number and date of birth.
It is hard to determine how many spouses have been targeted by this scam, Goldburg said, as there are many ways for spouses to report problems like this. However, one confirmed report was enough for the Red Cross to act, she said.
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This individual does not care who gets taken. Thieves have only one person in mind themselves. They probably would or already have stolen from close relatives. They would not hesitate to steal a few bucks from a homeless person on the street.
Identity theft is at epidemic levels in this country because it is so easy to get peoples information and steal from them and not even leave the house to do it. Can you think of any other crime that has this payout while sitting at home watching Letterman or Oprah. Thieves are lazy otherwise they would be out earning a living like the rest of society. This theft feeds their desire to steal and still be lazy.
We all need to understand these facts and protect ourselves like never before. The times are changing and we must change also.
The best defense for identity theft is self defense.