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Tippecanoe Sheriff asks public to help find credit card thief

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:11:07 +0000

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s detectives are asking the public to help find a woman suspected of using a credit card stolen from a college student to buy gift cards worth $600 from Lafayette area merchants.

Surveillance image from Meijer on September 17, 2009

On September 17th of this year, Cassandra McKeown, a student at St. Joseph’s College in Rensselaer, had her credit card stolen. Det. Pat Williamson of the Jasper County Sheriff’s Department is investigating that theft. He contacted the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office when he discovered the credit card had been used at numerous businesses in Lafayette.

The credit card was used at Target to purchase gift cards totaling $200. The suspect also purchased gift cards in the amount of $200 at Shoe Carnival and $200 more in gift cards at Meijer.

Detectives have been unable to identify the suspect seen in the surveillance photos and are turning to the public for their help.

Surveillance image from Shoe Carnival

The black female who used the stolen credit card is seen in the photos wearing a yellow short sleeve shirt and has a child with her. The store clerk said the suspect had a tattoo on her neck that said “Jason.”

If you have any information about this female please contact Detective Nathan Brown at the Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office, (765) 423-9388. Or, you can contact the We-Tip Hotline anonymously at 1-800 78-Crime.

Identity theft and fraud workshop hosted by PEFCU

admin — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:51:21 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union (PEFCU) invites the Greater Lafayette community to attend a no-cost Identity Theft and Fraud Workshop at 6 p.m., on Thursday, June 18, at the Purdue Research Park Technology Center located at 3000 Kent Ave, West Lafayette.

One in five consumers becomes a victim of some kind of identity theft each year. The results can be devastating: damage to one’s credit report, average monetary losses of $1,200 or more, and nearly 30 hours of personal time spent to resolve the issue. Attend this workshop and learn from local experts who work in PEFCU’s Risk Department ways to fight fraud.

Tips will be provided on the following:

How to protect yourself from identity theft
How to identify fraud scams
What to do if you are a fraud victim

This is a no-cost seminar and is open to the public. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. Seats are limited. Reserve your spot by Tuesday, June 16, by calling 765.497.7455, e-mailing mfederer@purdueefcu.com, or registering at www.purdueefcu.com under “Events Calendar”.

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National information security experts to speak at Purdue symposium

admin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 09:00:09 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Some of the top names in information security will highlight a March 24-25 symposium at Purdue University.

Purdue’s Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security, also known as CERIAS, will host its 10th annual information security symposium in the university’s Lawson Computer Science Building. The event is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday (March 24) and 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday (March 25). A distinguished lecture at Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall also is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday (March 24).

Eugene H. Spafford

The event will feature the leader of the world’s largest cybersecurity vendor and the chief scientist at a federal agency.

Both days will include panel sessions and keynote addresses. The second day also will include a poster session and celebration of CERIAS’ 10th year of existence. The panel discussions will include “Standards and Protocols” for information security, “Security in the Cloud” and “Unsecured Economics.” Officials with antivirus software company McAfee Inc. are included in the last panel. Purdue recently completed a study for McAfee showing that companies around the world are at increased risks of cybertheft of intellectual property.

The discussions are suitable for researchers and practitioners alike, said Eugene H. Spafford, CERIAS’ executive director.

For an agenda of the two days, visit http://www.cerias.purdue.edu/site/symposium2009

Among the symposium’s highlights, Spafford will join John Thompson for a “fireside chat” on the opening day. Thompson built Symantec Corp. from a small company into the world’s largest cybersecurity vendor. He is widely considered one of the most influential minority CEOs in the nation, Spafford said.

Thompson also will provide the 7 p.m. Tuesday (March 24) distinguished lecture in Fowler Hall. The talk, sponsored in part by Purdue’s Krannert School of Management, is free and open to the public.

On Wednesday (March 25), a keynote will be delivered at 8:30 a.m. At 4:30 p.m. by Dr. Ronald Richey, an expert in network defenses and is chief scientist for the Federal Information Assurance Technology Assistance Center, will deliver a keynote.

Those who wish to attend can register on the symposium Web site or on-site in the Lawson Computer Science building on Purdue’s West Lafayette campus. Cost to attend is $180 for the general public; $90 for government, nonprofit and non-Purdue academics; and $10 for Purdue faculty and staff and non-Purdue students. Admission is free for Purdue students and CERIAS-affiliated Purdue faculty.

CERIAS is a leading center for research and education in areas of information security to the protection of critical computing and communication infrastructure. CERIAS offers a multidisciplinary approach to problems, ranging from purely technical issues (e.g., intrusion detection, network security, etc) to ethical, legal, educational, communicational, linguistic and economic issues and the subtle interactions and dependencies among them. The research conducted through CERIAS involves faculty from six different colleges and more than 20 departments across campus.

PEFCU to host Identity Theft seminar, Sept 9

admin — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 16:26:19 +0000

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. –– Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union (PEFCU) invites the Greater Lafayette community to attend a no-cost seminar called “Identity Theft. Who’s got your number?” at 6 p.m., on Tuesday, September 9, at the PEFCU Financial Mall located at 1551 Win Hentschel Blvd. in West Lafayette.

One in five consumers fall victim to some kind of identity theft each year. The results can be devastating: damage to one’s credit report, average monetary losses of $1,200 or more, and nearly 30 hours of personal time spent to resolve the issue. Attend this seminar and learn ways to fight fraud from local experts who work in PEFCU’s Risk Department.

Tips will be provided on the following:

How to protect yourself from identity theft
How to identify fraud scams
What to do if you are a fraud victim

This is a no-cost seminar and is open to the public. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. Seats are limited. Reserve your spot by Friday, September 5, by calling 765.497.7455, emailing rsvp@purdueefcu.com, or registering at www.purdueefcu.com under “Events Calendar”.

Founded on the Purdue University campus in 1969, Purdue Employees Federal Credit Union (PEFCU) boasts assets exceeding $500 million and serves more than 56,000 members nationwide.

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