Created: May 19, 2021 08:15 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) I m alerting you to thieves stealing your identity through auto insurers websites. It s a story I broke last month right here on News10NBC.
I ve now learned this theft stretches far beyond the borders of the Empire State. It s happening in California too.
Last month I brought you the story of Penn Yan resident Kathy Bower. She’s one of the thousands of New Yorkers who got an unpleasant surprise in the mail, a notice regarding auto insurance she never bought.
My investigations uncovered three auto insurers’ websites through which thieves accessed the driver s license numbers of innocent New Yorkers. In some cases it was easy. Thieves simply applied for auto insurance. When I tested the systems using only my name and address, GEICO’s website auto-filled all of my personal information, including my driver’s license number. And with stolen driver s license numbers, thieves have been filing fraudulent unempl
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