From about January 2019 through August 2019, two employees of the telecommunications company opened numerous fraudulent customer accounts at a store in #Yonkers, police alleged.

They were assisted by a third person who provided them with stolen Personal Identity Information (PII) of multiple victims.

The scheme also involved a group of “runners” who brought the stolen PII into the store.
The stolen information belonged to real people and businesses and included names, addresses, dates of birth, and Social Security numbers.

Using this stolen information, the employees created accounts in the victims’ names without their knowledge.

The victims learned of the fraud after the accounts went into default and they received bills for the merchandise charged in their names.

The company, which has cooperated in the investigation, is not being identified at this time due to the ongoing probe.

Arrested in recent days were: Rafael Vidal Aponte, 31, of #Pomona, N.Y., Jordon Andre Clarke, 25, of the #Bronx, N.Y., and Edwin Olivera, 31, of #ForestHills, N.Y.

Aponte and Clarke are the former employees….

https://patch.com/new-york/newcity/3-men-accused-stealing-ids-100k-electronics