Cops: Northampton Man Victimized By Identity Theft

Southampton Town police released the following incident reports for the week of Nov. 18.

Riverside

• Someone broke into a vehicle and ripped out the stereo while it was parked on County Road 104 on Nov. 10. According to police, the victim said whoever stole the radio used a rock to smash the rear passenger window of her 2000 Saturn to get inside. The stolen radio was an after-market stereo of unknown value.

Northampton

• A Northampton man claims he was the victim of an identity theft scheme that began back in early October. On Nov. 12, the victim reported fraudulent charges he was getting billed for by the online credit company Bill Me Later. According to the complaint, the man received a letter back on Oct. 5 from Bill Me Later denying his request for a line of credit. The victim told the company representative that he applied for no such line of credit and that the attempt was fraudulent. Then, on Nov. 1, he received a phone call from the security division of Bill Me Later informing him that an account was opened in his name and a charge of $298 was applied to the account. Once again the victim said he didn't make any such charges. On Nov. 12, the victim received a bill from Bill Me Later in the amount of $586.85. The victim contacted the company once again and finally got the company to put a freeze on the account. He contacted police to report the fraud.