I found an interesting article earlier this week. I’m always amazed when people think that they’re immune to Identity Theft. Even the head of the Federal Reserve Board isn’t immune to having his Identity Stolen!
WASHINGTON (AFP) – Federal Reserve Board chairman Ben Bernanke was one of hundreds of victims of an identity fraud ring that stole over 2.1 million dollars from individuals and financial institutions, Newsweek magazine reported on Wednesday.
The magazine, citing court documents, said the central bank chief became entangled in the scam after a thief stole his wife’s purse in August of last year and began cashing checks on the family’s bank account.
The purse-snatcher was working for a crime ring that federal agents and police in several US states had been investigating for months, Newsweek said, adding that Bernanke’s wife, Anna, was not specifically targeted.
It said the theft of the Bernanke checkbook became part of a wide-ranging identity-theft investigation by the US Secret Service and US Postal Inspection Service which had been previously underway.
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