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Identity Theft Ring Busted in Canada
Credit card making equipment recovered in the raid.
According to CBC A major Identity Theft Ring has been busted by Canadian Mounties.
Police seized in the raid: credit-card making equipment, 2400 pieces of stolen mail , currency counterfeiting machines, 500 credit cards, 12 passports, 75 medical cards, hundreds of tax returns, 100 of CDs with personally identifiable data for tens of thousands of people, and Canada Post uniforms. Two people were charged with fraud, possession of stolen property and other offences.
This was a seriously well run operation and shows the importance of being aware of your data at all time.
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