Identity Thieves Victimize Trio Of Darien Residents: Police

DARIEN, CT — A trio of Darien residents reported falling victim to identity thefts during the week of June 19, but none of the three suffered financial losses, according to police.

In the first case, a 58-year-old Darien man reported that an unauthorized loan application was made in his name at Goldman Sachs. The loan was denied and the victim suffered no financial loss, said police.

The second case involved a 43-year-old local woman who told police that a fraudulent Home Depot credit card was successfully opened in her name and $1,621 in charges were incurred, though again, the victim, suffered no financial loss.

In the third case, a 50-year-old Darien woman reported that "she had received a text message on her mobile device, purportedly from Wells Fargo bank (with whom she does business), saying that there was irregular activity with her account," wrote Darien police in a statement.

The victim responded to the text with personal identifying information, but when she later checked with the bank, she discovered that Wells Fargo had not sent the request for information.

The scam prompted a warning from police to be wary of such requests.

"The Darien Police Department again strongly cautions residents to be wary of scams such as this and to not provide any identifying information to anyone until such time that authenticity of the request is confirmed," wrote police.

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