KY: Dozens of college students warned they could be identity theft victims

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http://www.wkyt.com/news/headlines/56659567.html

A file containing the personal information including social security
numbers of nearly 100 students at the Bluegrass Community and
Technical College has been reported to police as stolen.

About 1 out of every 11 people's personal information on the campus
could be in someone else's hand.

Leah Dick says, "When you think of identity theft you think of when
I'm on the computer, buying stuff online you really don't think of
your school."

According to one alleged victim, who didn't want to be identified she
was informed by letter Tuesday that a file containing personal
information including her name, school identity, and social security
number had gone missing.

The letter, she says, did not elaborate on what exactly this file was
and neither would school officials only saying it happened over the
weekend and a police report has been filed regarding stolen social
security numbers of nearly 100 students.

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