What do these famous faces have in common? Fraud!

A Lake Mary, Florida teen was sentenced to more than three years federal prison time this week for his role in the identity theft of Kim Kardashian. But it is his bold efforts to victimize and collect personal data on a former FBI director and the First Lady Michelle Obama that is most concerning. Those effected include: Kim Kardashian, Vice President Joe Biden, Ashton Kutcher, Former FBI Director Robert Muller, Paris Hilton and Kris Jenner. 

These celebrities would not have known of the fraudulent activities if American Express had not reported suspicious activity on a number of accounts to the U.S. Secret Service, which prompted an investigation. Fraudulent wire transfers was Luis Flores Jr's method of removing money from celebrities bank accounts. Luis accomplished this by successfully contacting banks to change the primary social security numbers or names on the card holders accounts, as well as the address, so that he could then ask for cards to be reissued and sent to his home address for use. The scary part is that  the banks all did it.

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