Identity Theft

Well, all the talk today is about Troy Lafferty with Techmedics and the serious problems he has caused himself.

I am completely appalled at the actions of Mr. Lafferty, we at Raptor PCS are disgusted every day at the lengths we see criminals go to steal from innocent people using virus’ and spyware, but this takes the cake.

A wolf in sheeps clothing, I don’t think anyone saw that coming.

However, it seems that there may be a little misconception on the actions of Mr. Lafferty due to the fact that he Owned and Operated Techmedics (a computer repair shop), that I would like to comment on…

First and foremost is the crime he is charged, Identity Theft, specifically using other people’s information to apply for credit cards. In order to apply for a credit card there are three (3) things you need:

1. Full Name
2. Birth Date
3. Social Security Number

Now ask yourself, do you have all three (3) of these pieces of information stored on your PC? Remember, there is no magic way of getting this information off of your computer, if you did not put them there, then they are not there. Of these pieces of information, SSN is going to be the hardest to get and I think most people would agree that they have not saved their SSN on their computer (if you have, you really should not do that).

So how did he get this information? I really do not believe he got this information through customers personal computers, I suspect he got this information through other means. Again, ask yourself, to whom do you give your social security number too?

Here is the link to Mr. Lafferty’s linkedin information, he has a very short work history, however I can’t help but think I see something I would definitely like a reassuring answer too, how about you?