Uncle and Nephew Identity Theft Combo
March 30, 2009 – 3:33 pm
I’m sure that people are tired of hearing about identity theft. Identity theft horror stories are everywhere and are hard to ignore. This story isn’t necessarily a horror story, but it’s a good example of a business that you should be able to trust with your information but probably shouldn’t.
If you buy a car at a local dealership you would expect that your safe giving them your information. After all they require it of you if you want to purchase their car. Residents in Somerset Massachusetts are thinking twice about giving there information out after an employee at one of their local dealership stole customer records, for the purpose of stealing their identities.
Gerard Rosario, 43, of New Bedford and his Nephew Adrian Rosario, here indicted for stealing the identities of 16 people. Adrian worked for the dealership and was the one that stole the records. He gave them to his Uncle who used the information to make fake drivers licenses. They used the licenses to open credit cards at department stores. The credit cards were also used to pay for electronics that were then sold for profit.
Gerardo Rosario is being charged with Identity Fraud, Fraudulent Use of Credit Cards to Obtain Goods, Falsification of Operator’s License, Larceny over $250 and Larceny Under $250. Adrian Rosario is charged with Conspiracy to Commit Identity Fraud and Larceny under $250.
These kinds of stories bother me. I want to trust business with my private information but I just don’t trust their employees. A lot of companies have data breaches but it’s the employees I’m worried about.
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One Response to “Uncle and Nephew Identity Theft Combo”
Yes I’ve alo heard of stories of dealerships not properly storing or getting rid of that type of paper work. Which sits very uneasy with me. In this case I feel bad for the people who fell victim to this everyday huge problem of identity theft. I would like to see a thoro investigation of the dealership that allowed this to happen! Where the files were stored if store? Who had access and why? If the files were properly disposed of ect….Just my take on this whole thing.
By Kelly on Mar 31, 2009