[Dataloss] California - Many Dollar Tree Customers Suspect Financial Fraud
lyger
lyger at attrition.org
Fri Aug 4 03:11:18 EDT 2006
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Hundreds of customers at Dollar Tree discount stores
have reported money stolen from their bank accounts due to unauthorized
ATM withdrawals.
The Secret Service is leading a major investigation into the allegations,
which arose from stores in Carmichael, Modesto and elsewhere.
The Secret Service offered few details about the case, but one spokesman
said "it's big."
A Dollar Tree spokesman also would not comment, but stated, "We are
cooperating with local authorities in this situation."
A Dollar Tree store on Manzanita Avenue in Carmichael is believed to be
one location in the West where a suspected fraud operation has resulted in
customer financial data being stolen and used for theft.
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