During the investigation, Auburn Police recovered evidence linking the suspects to fraudulently obtained identifying information used to commit the crimes.
Millbrook police say anyone who used a credit or debit card at the city’s McDonald’s in recent days should check to make sure they’re not the victim of identity theft.
Opelika police are searching for four people wanted in an identity theft case.
Smiling “Vaccine Selfies” are flooding social media now from people who’ve received their first or second COVID-19 vaccinations. The photos often show the COVID-19 vaccination card that people receive after getting their shot. It isn’t a good idea warns The Better Business Bureau and Federal Trade Commission. The website Healthline posted a long article about the dangers. Both have issued…
The Prattville Police Department has confirmed the identity of a person wanted for Identity Theft. The suspect has been identified as 26-year-old Veronica Lashae Hunter, of Georgia. The suspect is not in custody and is still wanted by law enforcement. Investigators say the suspect was identified by an anonymous tip through CrimeStoppers. On Tuesday, March 10, investigators say Hunter used…
How much is your personal information worth? If your Facebook username and login was hacked the credentials you used may be for sale on the dark web. Your Netflix login information is worth around $10 on the internet’s black market. Stolen credentials are for sale in dark web marketplaces. The same places where people sell heroin, cocaine, weapons, and child…
A warrant has been issued for the arrest of a man who allegedly purchased two vehicles from Long-Lewis Ford using another man’s identity. According to Prattville police, investigators received information from Long Lewis Ford, stating that two vehicles had been purchased with a stolen identity between April 2018 and January 2019. The vehicles were a 2014 Ford Edge and a…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Three Selma men are arrested after local and federal authorities execute a search warrant at a Selma hotel and uncover an identity theft and counterfeiting ring. Authorities say Demario Benjamin, Christopher Ford and Markus Gloss were operating an extensive criminal enterprise. A several month investigation lead authorities to the trio and a counterfeit check and…
