Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen victim of ID theft

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http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9225605/Microsoft_co_founder_Paul_Allen_victim_of_ID_theft

By Jaikumar Vijayan
Computerworld
March 27, 2012

An AWOL U.S. Army soldier based in Pittsburgh is accused of stealing 
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's identity and using it attempt to steal 
money from Allen's Citibank account.

Court documents unsealed this week in U.S. District Court in 
Pennsylvania alleged that Brandon Price, 30, of Pittsburgh, impersonated 
Allen on the phone and convinced a Citibank employee to send him a debit 
card in Allen's name and account number.

Price, who has been absent without leave from the U.S. Army since June 
2010, is accused of then attempting to conduct more than $15,000 worth 
of transactions using the illegally obtained debit card.

According to court records, Price called Citibank's customer service on 
Jan. 9 and managed to change the address on Allen's account from 
Seattle, Wash. to an address on Station Street, in Pittsburgh. He also 
added a new phone number to the account on the same day.

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