A Georgia woman paid the equivalent of over

$7,000 for her recent fast food purchase using

the drive thru window.

was illegally



credit and "skimming" unsuspecting customer'scredit and









debit card information.

"collector"

lose over

$7,000 through a series of fraudulent

withdrawals

from her bank account.

willing to pay "$1,000 for every 50 card

numbers

stolen" which translated into

$200 per individual

victim.

"transactor"

recruiting fast food drive thru

workers all across the greater Atlanta

area.

$7,000 return from an initial $200

investment

pay cash

citizens with

any information

or who may have now

discovered they have been

similarly

scammed after using a Taco Bell

should

contact the local police tip line

(404)583-3086

That's right, $7,000 from the result of herTaco Bell purchase - not because she was veryhungry - but rather due to an eager identitythief who stole her account information.It seems the identity thief, while working thedrive thru lane for Taco Bell,She was what we refer to as a simple identitytheftwho actually does not makethe fraudulent purchases, but passes the stolendata on to an accomplice who does the fraud.As a result, she was rapidly capturing andforwarding the stolen identities to an accomplicewho would then utilize the stolen data tosubsequently defraud the unsuspecting customersbank accounts.Unlike credit cards, your debit card tied to abanking account, can have unlimited liabilityup to the amount of available funds - especiallyif you do not contact the bank within 1 week orless of the fraud event.This is how the Georgia woman came toEvidently this was a very profitable operationfor the identity thieves as the accomplice wasThe identity theft accomplice, operating as a, was later found to have beenengaged inNo wonder, with his ability to generate a, identity theft was a moreprofitable venture than most other formsof criminal activity.So, our tip for today is it's better tofor fast food purchases - especially late at nightwhen only the drive thru window is open at yourfavorite munchie haven.Also, to aid Atlanta area law enforcement officersengaged in the continuing investigation behindthis latest identity theft scam,That tip line number is