Ever consider the possibility that a person gets a job as a bank teller AND hellip;for the sole purpose of stealing a patron AND rsquo;s identity?
Do you realize how easy this would be?
No techy hacking skills required.
No gun required.
So we AND rsquo;ve all been instilled with fear of our bank getting data breached by Russian hacking rings, while that mousy looking teller with the sweet smile could be your greatest threat.
A nytimes.com article points out that a teller from Capital One had gained access to seven accounts and gave information to a co-thief who drew checks on these accounts.
Tellers can fake debit cards and wire unauthorized funds. They can also sell personal data to other thieves.
The nytimes.com article says that a teller was part of an ID theft ring that stole $850,000. The idea of tellers committing these thefts is very real. One teller even took photos with a cell phone of account data to cash phony checks. Another thief, who worked at a credit union, took loans out in customer AND rsquo;s names.
There are many ways that tellers can steal, including creating credit cards in customer AND rsquo;s names.bank fraudidentity fraudidentity protection
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