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Identity Theft is becoming a crime of choice for more and more thieves. Why? Because it's so easy!


 

 

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2 go to prison in identity theft

 

newsok.com
By Robert Medley
Staff Writer

An Oklahoma City man and woman were sentenced to prison in connection with a string of identity theft and fraudulent credit card crimes, according to a news release from John C. Richter, U.S. attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma.
Ryan Jay Meckenstock, 35, and Nicole Lanae Stevenson, 25, were sentenced Wednesday on charges of fraudulently obtaining credit cards and aggravated identity theft. On Sept. 5, a federal grand jury indicted Meckenstock and Stevenson on 11 counts, including conspiracy to commit access device fraud, aggravated identity theft and possession of false identification documents, the release states. They each pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining credit cards and aggravated identity theft Oct. 10 before U.S. District Judge Vicki Miles-LaGrange. At the sentencing hearing Wednesday, Meckenstock was ordered to serve 119 months in federal prison and Stevenson was ordered to serve 168 months. Each defendant was ordered to pay $101,896 in restitution to their victims. Meckenstock and Stevenson obtained names, Social Security numbers, driver's licenses, birth records, military IDs, student IDs and other forms of identifications through stolen medical files, Internet searches, credit reports, car burglaries and stolen/discarded mail. They used this information to produce counterfeit identification documents, such as driver's licenses and Social Security cards, with their photos. The counterfeit IDs were used to obtain merchandise and credit from various merchants, including Circuit City, Sam's and Bass Pro Shop. The defendants had about 150 counterfeit driver's licenses and 68 Social Security cards.

 

 

 

 

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Some of the things that you will need to do if it does happen to you.

  • Call your bank and/or credit card company
  • Contact the three major credit repositories
  • Go through the helpful but expensive steps recommended by the Federal Trade Commission in its 30-page consumer support publication
  • Fill out and submit the affidavit form supplied by the FTC to dispute new, unauthorized accounts
  • Spend on average $1,200 in out-of-pocket expenses and an average of 175 hours in your efforts to resolve the many problems caused by identity thieves
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  • Do you hand your credit card to servers at restaurants?
  • Do you sign your credit cards?
  • Do you supply personal information over the Internet?
  • Do you keep your Social Security number in your wallet or purse?
  • Do you leave mail at your home or business for the postal carrier to collect?
  • Do you shred unwanted mail with personal information?



It's no secret: Identity theft is a major problem in America.
Think you're not at risk? Unfortunately you are.



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