Which is why ----- Original Message ----- From: "BashfulBob" <Bashfulbob@xxxxxxx> To: "PCTT" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 10:22 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- interesting articles http://news.com.com/States+fiddle+while+defrauders+steal/2010-1071_3-5754429.html States fiddle while defrauders steal June 21, 2005, 4:00 AM PT By Michael Alter More than 9 million American consumers fall victim to identity theft each year. But the most underpublicized identity theft crime is one in which thieves defraud state governments of payroll taxes by filing fraudulent unemployment claims. It can be a fairly lucrative scheme, too. File a false unemployment claim and you can receive $400 per week for 26 weeks. Do it for 100 Social Security numbers and you've made a quick $1.04 million. It's tough to make crime pay much better than that. The victims in this crime--the state work force agencies that tirelessly oversee our unemployment insurance programs and the U.S. Department of Labor--are reluctant to discuss this topic for obvious reasons. **************************************************************** Life is what happens in between plans. Virus free email by Norton's This message and attachment(s), if any, is intended for the sole use of the individual and/or entity to which it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged, confidential and prohibited from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee, or authorized to receive this on behalf of the addressee, you are hereby notified that you may not use, copy, disclose or distribute to anyone this message or any part thereof. If you have received this in error, please immediately advise the sender by e-mail and delete this information and all attachments from your computer and network. Thank you. -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.1/28 - Release Date: 6/24/2005 -- <Please delete this line and everything below.> To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/