YOU WOULD THINK THAT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE, BEN BERNANKE, WOULD BE ESPECIALLY DILIGENT WHEN IT COMES TO WATCHING OVER HIS OWN MONEY… BUT THAT DIDN’T PREVENT HIM FROM BECOMING A VICTIM OF IDENTITY THEFT.
IN AUGUST 2008 BERNAKE’S WIFE WAS AT A STARBUCKS IN DC WHEN A THIEF GRABBED HER PURSE OFF THE BACK OF HER CHAIR. IN IT, WAS HER DRIVERS LICENSE, SOCIAL SECURITY CARD, 4 CREDIT CARDS AND THE COUPLES’ CHECKBOOK-- WHICH CONTAINED THEIR NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER AND BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER.
SOON AFTER,SOMEONE STARTED CASHING CHECKS ON THE BERNAKES’ACCOUNT. FORTUNATELY, THEY WEREN’T OUT ANY MONEY BECAUSE THEY REPORTED THE THEFT TO THEIR BANK, BUT AN ASSOCIATE OF BERNAKE’S SAID THE FED CHIEF “WAS NOT PLEASED.”
TODD DAVIS, THE CEO OF LIFELOCK , THE PREMIERE LEADER IN IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION SAYS WHEN BEN BERNANKE GETS HIS IDENTITY STOLEN, EVERYONE’S SUSCEPTIBLE.
There are precautions you want to take. The problem is she had more in he purse than she should have. //limit the amount of things you carry with you. It’s not about hiding info. it’s about being proactive with a company like lifelock. Wer’e looking out for you.
BEN BERNANKE WAS JUST ONE OF HUNDREDS OF VICTIMS IN AN ELABORATE IDENTITY FRAUD RING AROUND THE COUNTRY. AN ILLINOIS MAN PLEADED GUILTY TO ID THEFT AND WILL BE SENTENCED DECEMBER 18TH. TO AVOID BECOMING A VICTIM YOURSELF, CHECK OUT LIFELOCK. FOR CELEBTV.COM, I’M KZ.
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