Banks taking measures to prevent identity theft -
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Published on: 6/29/2004
Last Visited: 7/1/2004
"It's a growing problem, identity fraud, and that sounds like what we're talking about here," said FBI Special Agent D. Keith Bryars.
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"Any time we get a complaint like this we take it very seriously," Bryars said."Often times we will conduct a preliminary investigation to determine the facts and circumstances that occurred, who the victim is and how that person was victimized.Typically we do get referrals from banks and financial institutions in the form of suspicious activity reports.We review those, then I send them out to the agents who handle the territory - in this case Dickson - then the agent conducts a preliminary investigation."
The investigative findings are then passed on to a federal prosecutor at the United States Attorney's office for a determination on whether or not charges should be filed, Bryars said.
The FBI works together with local authorities as well, Bryars said.
"We work very closely with our local partners," he said.