Nowadays, we have to be very careful with all our transactions on the internet. There are internet crooks everywhere. Gambling is also no stranger to crooks trying to steal your money. Therefore, this new gambling fraud should not come as a surprise to gamblers. However, it is very important for those who gamble to be aware of the dangers in internet gambling.
The following are the details on an arrest, by the FBI, of a man who used an Internet Gambling Site to steal gamblers’ personal identities:
A man was arrested Sunday for his alleged participation in a large,Internet-based identity-theft ring. The man, who was employed by an Internet gambling website, allegedly served as a source of stolen information for an identity-theft ring which was engaged in (among other things) stealing individual victims’ personal identity information, sharing that information over the Internet with other members of the ring, and using the information to commit various forms of fraud. According to the Indictment unsealed today in Manhattan federal court:
The man, at certain times relevant to the charges, resided in Costa Rica, where he was employed in the credit department of the Internet-based gambling web site known as BetOnSports.com. As part of the scheme,the man and his coconspirators stole the private identify information of at least 150 victims from the BetOnSports credit department and other sources. The stolen information included, in various cases, the victims’ names, dates of birth, addresses, mothers’ maiden names, social security numbers, telephone numbers, credit card numbers, and three-digit credit-card security codes. Co-conspirators then used the stolen credit card numbers and identity information to commit various forms of fraud, including using the credit card numbers to make purchases over the Internet.
The man was arrested Sunday afternoon in Philadelphia, after arriving on a flight from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The man, 27, is a native of the Republic of the Congo and until his arrest, lived in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud and faces a maximum penalty of 30 years in prison and a fine of $1 million if convicted.
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