Pennsylvania State Police investigate identity theft

Posted 8/21/12

NEWFOUNDLAND, PA — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating an identity theft that occurred over the phone to a victim on Beaver Run Road. Police say a man who identified himself as Mark …

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Pennsylvania State Police investigate identity theft

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NEWFOUNDLAND, PA — Pennsylvania State Police are investigating an identity theft that occurred over the phone to a victim on Beaver Run Road. Police say a man who identified himself as Mark Williams called the victim and said he was from a computer security company. He instructed the victim to download a program that gave him control over her computer.

He used the information he found there to take money out of her bank account, after convincing her that it did not belong to her. That money was transferred to a Bank of America account. A few days later the victim realized that she had been scammed.

In a press release police said, “A real computer company will never contact you, ask for money or seek access to your computer. This is an international scam where criminals have access to the addresses and phone number of thousands of veterans and seniors in the United States.”

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