We’ve all gotten calls from strangers before. Usually, we can tell pretty quickly that they’re trying to scam us. But sometimes, these scammers can be quite convincing!
While it may seem like there are more tools than ever to protect ourselves from identity theft in today’s world, scammers are always finding new ways to take advantage of people. Here are three examples of recent scams involving telephone calls and online identity theft:
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Aaron Laws – Stole More Than $500,000 From Identity Theft Victims
Online identity theft can be devastating, and in some cases, it can lead to the theft of millions of dollars. Aaron Laws is a perfect example of this.
According to the United States Department of Justice, Aaron Laws was sentenced to 3 years in prison for stealing more than $500,000 from his victims through online identity theft. From 2017 up until his prosecution in 2020, Laws bought credit card information from the “dark web” and used it to make fraudulent purchases. He was using a complicated scheme involving various means to launder the money he stole. Buying expensive items with someone else’s credit card and then selling them for cash allowed Laws to avoid detection for a long time.
From burner phones to cryptocurrency, Laws went to great lengths to cover his tracks and steal as much money as possible. But thanks to the hard work of law enforcement officials, he was eventually caught and brought to justice.
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