Bank Teller guilty of Idenity Theft

A former bank teller at a Wachovia Bank, has pleaded guilty to “charges of identity theft and unlawful use of a computer”.  He accessed customer’s accounts and helped others withdraw over $40,000.

I will continue to say this – “Your identity is not safe anywhere…..”

• Story link from thereporteronline.com, posted on July 23, 2008 – http://www.thereporteronline.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19866360&BRD=2275&PAG=461&dept_id=466404&rfi=6

A former teller at the Lafayette Hill branch of the Wachovia Bank has admitted his involvement in an identity theft ring that stole $43,000 from bank customers accounts.

A total of $54,500 in fraudulent withdrawals were attempted, with $43,000 actually withdrawn from the accounts of the 13 victims. Four of the victims had accounts from which two illegal withdrawals were made.