Posted on 09/28/2005 8:14:57 AM PDT by APRPEH
Brokerage customers with accounts at RBC Dain Rauscher were asked Tuesday to be on the lookout for a suspicious letter warning of identity theft at the firm. The letter, signed by a purported self-described "disgruntled employee," have so far been mailed to about 100 clients based in the United States. The Minneapolis-based brokerage has some 300,000 accounts, mostly in North America. RBC Dain Rauscher has launched an investigation into the source of the letter in partnership with the FBI and local police. A spokesman for the company said customers have been advised to put any such letters in plastic bags so that law enforcement can dust for fingerprints.
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I'm starting to feel left out because nobody has stolen my identity yet.
The news portrays it like it's more common than hot dogs at a baseball game.
Remember those hushed up reports of the theft of all the banking file information from the MAJOR banks in the US?
Now you know where all these fraudulent letters are coming from.
They have most of your account info on them already. There are occasional mistakes (intentional?) and they DO know which banks you do business with.
All they need is your new passwords, and Iran, NKorea, China will have ALL your money to spend to help kill you.
The banks are liable - not you!
Wow! Know a client of RBC Dain Rauscher. Will send to the person and ask for details.
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