March 17,2017
the staffof the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ, the Ridgewood Police are reporting a host of identity theft and fraudulent account activity in Ridgewood .
On March 6th, an Arcadia Road resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters to report fraudulent activity on her Optimum Online account. The victim reported that her identity was stolen as her account was accessed and had numerous changes made to it.
On March 8th, a South Broad Street resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters to report that a fraudulent account had been opened in his name at T-Mobile. The Ridgewood police Detective Bureau will be investigating the matter.
On March 11th, a North Murray Avenue resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters to report that a fraudulent account had been opened in her name at Verizon. The victim was notified by Verizon that a person used her social security number to purchase three new devices. Verizon Fraud Prevention will be investigating the matter.
On March 13th, an Oak Street resident responded to Ridgewood Police headquarters to report that her identity had been stolen. The Victim stated that she received notification from Bank of America that $1920 had been transferred from her account to an unknown Western Union account. Bank of America was able to put a hold on the transfer. The Ridgewood Police Detective Bureau will be investigating the matter.
The Ridgewood Police Department would like to remind everyone to be very vigilant when conducting any business on-line as identity theft crimes are becoming very popular. If you would like more information on how to keep yourself safe from identity theft, please go to www.ftc.gov/idtheft
