A 22-year old Corona man was found guilty of conspiracy and two counts of bank fraud relating to an international online identity theft operation that defrauded U. S. banks. He is one of many from the Inland Empire and surrounding areas.
The FBI reported that charges against 100 people in the United States and Egypt were made after completing a federal investigation. The group stole identities of bank customers by sending official-looking emails that were supposed to be from a bank.
Victims did not realize the emails were not from legitimate financial institutions and entered their account numbers, passwords and identification information. This information was used to transfer money from the victim’s account to a co-conspirator’s account. The FBI refers to this as “phishing.”
It was said that more than 1,000 victims lost between $1 and $2 million. The charges of conspiracy and bank-fraud carry a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. The charge of identity-theft carries a minimum term of two years each and will be added to the other charges.
If you believe you are the victim of bank fraud or any other kind of fraud, contact an experienced Riverside County Criminal Law attorney who will fight for your rights.
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Talk about identity theft. A Palm Springs man was sentenced with a year of probation, ordered to undergo mental health counseling and a $250 fine after he was charged with impersonating a U. S. Marine. He was wearing medals he never earned.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office stated that the man arrived at his 20-year class reunion dressed as a Marine covered with all types of medals, including the Navy Cross, Bronze Star and Purple Heart. The FBI said he wore a lieutenant colonel’s insignia and told friends he spent a career in the service. One of his classmates, a U.S. Navy commander made an official inquiry and discovered the man was never in the Marines or any branch of the Armed Forces.
The 39-year old pleaded guilty to a federal misdemeanor charge recently after violating a federal statute that prohibits the unauthorized display of military medals. It seems he purchased most of the medals on eBay and a military surplus store.
His attorney is claiming that because of the media, he lost his job as an information technology specialist at a local bank.
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Recently a California man, was arrested when his computer was found to have 1.8 million stolen credit card numbers on it. He was sentenced to 13 years in Federal prison and ordered to repay $27.5 million to banks and credit cards companies that he victimized.
He pleaded guilty to an online clearinghouse where identity thieves shared stolen information. He told a judge that he was “mesmerized by the thrill of hacking”. He was addicted to it.
Several years ago, the man worked as a volunteer who helped the FBI understand and prevent cyber crimes. He was always curious as to what he could accomplish with a computer. It is too bad that the curiosity took a turn for the worst. There is no telling how much damage a person can do on a computer today.
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Twenty years ago, no one ever heard of cyber chats or cybersex. Today those words are common; there are millions of web pages devoted to cyber crime topics. There are websites that show how to commit an Internet crime.
Since the early 2000’s, the FBI has operated a Cyber Crime Task Force. They are cracking down on cyber fraud and Internet identity theft crimes. Most of these types of crimes originate in India while cybersex sites originate in the Philippines, Greece, Germany and Australia.
Statistics show that many sexual predators who entice children on the Internet are 30+ white males with an average income of over $70,000 per year. A defendant in an Internet crime must prove that he would never have committed this crime if the police had not trapped him. All I have to add is that I would suggest anyone involved in this type of crime should definitely consult a Criminal attorney, one that specializes in Internet crimes.
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