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May
10
Waitress Who Stole Almost $500,000 From Elderly Widow Sentenced To Jail

Waitress Who Stole Almost $500,000 From Elderly Widow Sentenced To Jail

(Photo: Joe Gratz [https://www.flickr.com/photos/joegratz/117048243/] / Flickr) Over the course four years, a waitress at a
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Oct
17
Waitress Indicted For Stealing Hundreds Of Thousands of Dollars From Elderly Customer

Waitress Indicted For Stealing Hundreds Of Thousands of Dollars From Elderly Customer

Brooklyn Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street (Photo by Pamela Wong/BKLYNER)FLATLANDS – Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez announced today
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Oct
13
Stolen Identity Used To Buy MacBook Worth Almost $2K, Cops Say

Stolen Identity Used To Buy MacBook Worth Almost $2K, Cops Say

https://youtu.be/TpyGVxayIlo Cops are searching for a man who in September used a stolen identity to purchase a
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May
15

Shred Fest Is At Bensonhurst Park This Sunday

Got a stack of papers with sensitive personal information sitting around that you’ve been meaning shred? This is the
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Jan
29
Comptroller, AARP To Hold Workshop On Identity Theft And Senior Fraud Prevention

Comptroller, AARP To Hold Workshop On Identity Theft And Senior Fraud Prevention

Join New York City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer and AARP New York for a discussion on Preventing Identity ­e‑Scams
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Nov
06

Thieves Skimming Credit Cards At Local Gas Stations

Credit: Flickr/tom.arthurDue to a recent spate of credit/debit card skimming [http://www.bensonhurstbean.com/2014/04/treyger-calls-for-better-identify-theft-protection-on-metrocard-devices-in-light-of-recent-skimming-incidents/
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Jul
09

MTA Warns Of New E-ZPass E-Mail Scam

The MTA is warning E-ZPass users of a new e-mail phishing scam that has surfaced, in which digital con artists
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Apr
11

Treyger Calls For Better Identify Theft Protection On Metrocard Devices In Light of Recent Skimming Incidents

Source: Eric Fischer/FlickrThe following is a press release from the offices of Councilman Mark Treyger: Council Member Mark Treyger
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Mar
24

Golden Pushes For Credit Card Smart Chip Technology As Fraud Spikes

A smart chip-equipped credit card. (Source: DennisSylvesterHurd/Flickr)State Senator Marty Golden, citing a rise in credit card fraud in
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Dec
04

Treyger Worried That Identity Thieves May Strike Local Muni-Meters

Source: SheepsheadBites.comCity Councilman-elect Mark Treyger expressed concern that muni-meters could be the target of identity thieves bent on stealing
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