Crime & Safety

Ossining Residents Fall Victim to Identity Theft

Two Ossining residents recently experienced alleged identity theft in connection with their accounts.

The following are two recent cases of identity theft that were reported to the .

On December 30th a resident of 88 Spring Street reported to the police that her personal bank account was charged over eighty dollars for a point of sale transaction in Virginia which she did not make. She notified her bank. The victim stated that she had lost her purse several days prior at the Jefferson Valley Mall, but the purse had been returned by a store in the mall.

On December 27th a resident of 119 South Highland Ave reported that an unknown person in the Boston area opened and attempted to open credit card accounts in the victim’s name at several department stores. One successfully opened account was drawn on for over nine hundred dollars. The suspect that opened the charges used a driver’s license with the victim’s name and the victim’s social security number.

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Bank of America's website has some great tips for Ossining residents, on how you can deal with identity theft and credit card fraud. Just click on this link for the article.

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