Weekend I.D. Theft Blotter

This week's identity theft related stories:

• Victim had identity stolen when he was seven years old; didn't realize it until 10 years later when he applied for his first job (see Teens increasingly the target of identity theft),
• Ex-credit bureau worker sought by authorities in I.D. theft case (see Former Equifax Employee Accused Of Identity Theft, or watch WSB-TV Video report),
• Alleged I.D. thief accused of changing named beneficiary in the victim's 401K plan (see Identity Theft: Police: Glenville man affected),
• Woman victimized by her former house cleaner (see Woman faces sentence in identity theft),
• Four alleged house to house mail thieves arrested in suspected I.D. theft ring, police discover more than 500 pieces of mail in vehicle (see 4 accused of stealing mail in Yorba Linda - Brea police find hundreds of pieces of mail in vehicle after a resident reports an SUV stopping house to house),
• Murder suspect convicted under someone else's name; authorities discover true identity before sentencing (see Toussaint Davis now faces identity theft charge),
• Records for thousands of Indianapolis Public Schools students accidentally posted to the Internet, exposing confidential information to anyone surfing Web (see IPS accidentally releases records),
• Video - ATM Cash Machine Skimming Scam (on youtube.com)

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