Premier Bank: Bank data stolen out of exec’s vehicle

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http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/stlouiscitycounty/story/FA09E9ED4578DAD48625723C001830CF?OpenDocument

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Taken from the truck was a bound, blue book about the size of a laptop
computer. It contained paper reports with the names and account
numbers of 1,800 customers who had opened Premier accounts in October.

Bank executives said Tuesday they have written letters to the
customers, advising them to monitor those accounts for the next 12 to
24 months.

The bank says the stolen papers contained no information that would
put any accounts in jeopardy. And there have been no reports of
thefts.

But the missing names and account numbers were enough to require
notifying customers and the FBI, said Mike Anderson, bank president
and chief operating officer.

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Without Social Security numbers or other personal information,
Anderson said, he doubts a thief could get into the accounts.

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