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Celtic Radio Community -> Celtic Radio -> Special Interests -> Retro Computers Top April Members Turn Off Ads    Boy Genius Swindled Dozens, Identity theft by teenager Track this topic | Email this topic | Print this topic Shamalama  Posted: 10-Sep-2004, 09:21 AM Celtic Guardian Group: Celtic Nation Posts: 2,165 Joined: 05-Feb-2004 Zodiac: Birch Realm: Conyers, GA Police: Boy Genius Swindled Dozens Reported By: Jon Shirek Last Modified: 9/10/2004 9:36:10 AM http://11alive.com/news/news_article.aspx?...x?storyid=51689 A 15-year-old boy described by police as totally amazing is now in custody, accused of scamming dozens of credit card and bank customers out of tens of thousands of dollars. Al Finger said he never knew that someone posing as him had taken over his bank and credit card accounts. But, then he noticed that someone had withdrawn $7,000 from his checking account. Finger complained to the bank that he had not written any checks. "They said, 'No, that was a bank card.' I said I don?t even own a bank card from your bank. They said, 'Yes you do, we mailed you one the other day,'" he said. Police said the ATM card was sent to an address in northwest Atlanta. The address was being used by a 15-year-old boy who was building a financial empire by stealing identities, credit card accounts and bank accounts by posing as a private investigator. "When you get an investigative service like that, then it gives you where you could go online to Web sites and pull up people's social security numbers," said Debbie Baker, an investigator with the Hapeville police department. Police said the teen set up a fake business at his grandmother?s home, located at the address in northwest Atlanta, and had his victims' accounts switched to that address. The 15-year-old was even able to buy a used police car with $5,000 stolen from someone?s credit card account and was planning to pose as a detective. Hapeville police said they first caught the teen buying surplus police cars on eBay using fraudulent credit cards two years ago when he was 13 years old. "This is a highly intelligent child," Baker said. "He did tell us that when he was thirteen, that if the courts would have been harder on him, he wouldn't be where he was today." --- Y'all be careful out there. Information is currency of choice in the Digital Age. Fake/stolen information is weapon of choice in the Digital Age. -------------------- Clan Mac Cullaich: - Brewed in Scotland - Bottled in Ulster - Uncorked in America Common Folk Using Common Sense                 1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users) 0 Members: « Next Oldest | Retro Computers | Next Newest »  Fast Reply Show Smilies Pop Up Window |  Enable Smilies |  Enable Signature       Close Topic Options Track this topic Receive email notification when a reply has been made to this topic and you are not active on the board. Subscribe to this forum Receive email notification when a new topic is posted in this forum and you are not active on the board. Download / Print this Topic Download this topic in different formats or view a printer friendly version. Forum Home Search Help General   - Introductions   - General Discussion   - Ye Ole Celtic Pub - Open all day, all night!   ---- The Jester's Court   ---- Fun N Games   ---- Quizes & Polls   - Celtic Hearts   ---- Photography   ---- Poems   ---- Short Stories   ---- Art Work   - Medieval Gateway   ---- Medieval Kingdom   ---- Historical Archive   ---- The Dungeon   ---- Ghost Stories   ---- RPG - The Playground!   ---- The Current Middle Ages   ---- Renaissance Faires   ---- Re-enactments   ---- Surnames & Heraldry   ---- Medieval Games   ---- Castles, Keeps & Kingdoms!   - Politics & Current Events Celtic Radio   - Celtic Radio   ---- Celtic Music   ---- Polls   ---- Technical Support   - Special Interests   ---- Kirk and Chapel   ---- Retro Computers   ---- First Facts   ---- Health Matters   ---- Crypto & Blockchain Technology   ---- The Trail Sign   ---- Philosophy & Science   - Downloads Culture and Heritage   - Family History & Clans   ---- The Celts   ---- Festival & Games   ---- Gathering of the Clans   - From Your Kitchen to My Plate   ---- Drinks   ---- Scottish Recipes     Celtic Radio Community -> Celtic Radio -> Special Interests -> Retro Computers Top April Members Turn Off Ads

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