AVON – A credit card user's careful checking of her bills paid off when the Livingston County Sheriff's Office arrested two Avon residents on felony charges for allegedly stealing her card. According to a press release from Livingston County Sheriff Thomas Dougherty, Steven Mellor, 22, and Ellis Alfonso Mercardo, 25, were both arrested for felony Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree and misdemeanor Identity Theft in the Third Degree. On Aug. … [Read more...]
Governor Cuomo says Fake ID’s Open Young People to Scam Artists
NYLON – Governor Andrew Cuomo warned college students on Wednesday not to buy fake ID's on the online black market, saying that the people making the fakes could steal their real identities. According to news partner 13WHAM, Governor Cuomo said that investigators have found dozens of cases of identity theft after college students handed over their names and other personal details to scam artists. Governor Cuomo said that the effects of … [Read more...]