Identity Theft Backfires When Stolen Identity Is Worse Than Current One
from the ooops dept
With the rise in identity theft, this was bound to happen sooner or later. A guy with a number of drunk driving convictions stole the identity of his neighbor in order to get a driver's license. What he didn't realize was that his neighbor was a convicted sex offender. A year later, the guy moved, but (of course) didn't register in the new state's (Connecticut) sex offender registry. After being arrested for "disorderly conduct" the lack of registration was noticed, and suddenly he had to convince authorities that he really wasn't the guy whose identity he had stolen. He eventually proved who he really was by his fingerprints. Of course, now he faces charges on fraud and identity theft. Found via boingboing.
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When You Lie About Your Identity, Make Sure The Identity You Take Isn't Worse Than Your Own
from the a-public-service-announcement dept
Back in 2003, we wrote about an identity theft scam that backfired when the identity the guy stole turned out to be worse than his own. In appears that a similar situation has happened again. This time, a car was pulled over by police and the driver was found to have a suspended license. The police asked the passenger in the car to drive the car away, as the original driver was taken into custody. However, when they asked the passenger to show his license, he said he left it at home... and then gave someone else's name as his own. The only problem? The guy whose name he gave is a wanted felon (via Fark). The police then arrested him and he had to explain that he wasn't really who he said he was, and proved it with ID which really was in his pocket. It turns out that the guy had no outstanding warrants himself... but now has been charged with giving false statements to police. So, once again, as a public service announcement to identity thieves: it's probably not a good idea if your stolen identities are in more trouble than you are.
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