FL: Bonanza for identity theft in trash behind Sarasota Blockbuster

[lyger <lyger () attrition org>]

http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20071023/NEWS/710230558

Jonathan Murray was fishing in a trash container for boxes Friday when he 
found what could have been a thief's bonanza.

Amongst the trash from a Blockbuster video store were membership forms and 
employment applications that included names, addresses, credit card 
numbers and Social Security numbers.

"The sad part is that even after I told Blockbuster about it, I went back 
the next day to go get some more boxes, and this time I found credit card 
stuff," said Murray, a Sarasota resident.

Federal and state officials said no law was broken in the incident, but 
Florida law puts the onus on Blockbuster to inform its customers of the 
security lapse.

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