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For Immediate Release
June 15, 2006
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Washington D.C.
FBI National Press Office
(202) 324-3691
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Internet
Crime Complaint Center (IC3) Issues
Information Bulletin Related to the VA Laptop Theft
Washington,
D.C. - The FBI, along with the National White Collar Crime
Center, has recently posted an information bulletin related
to the VA laptop theft on the Internet Crime Complaint Center
(IC3) website at www.ic3.gov. As reported last month, the
theft of a laptop from an employee of the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) raises the possibility for the compromise
of data on this laptop which could expose veterans to identity
theft. To date, the FBI is unaware of any schemes used to
exploit the information contained in the laptop, but as
a precaution, the FBI is warning veterans of the possibility
for fraudsters to seize on the opportunity in other ways.
We
encourage anyone with questions to visit this site and click
on the banner showing "VA Bulletin." There are
associated questions to be completed by anyone who feels
he/she may have already been the victim of a related scheme.
We
would also like to caution any veteran who might receive
a suspicious communication requesting the concession of
any type of personal information, whether the contact is
received via telephone, e-mail, U.S. mail, fax, or in person.
While the VA is sending out letters of advisement to many
of the affected veterans, they are not sending out any form
of questions soliciting the veteran to provide his/her personal
data.
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