IDENTITY THEFT: JAMES WOODS PROVES CRIME DOES NOT PAY

Janet Charlton's Hollywood ^ | 8/28/08 | Janet Charlton

[peggybac]

James Woods, who played an LA prosecutor on Shark, has set a great example for dealing with identity theft. Woods told Michael Glynn at The Enquirer that he was horrified to learn that someone had charged thousands of dollars on his credit card. The crook had bought a computer and purchased two VIP tickets to the recent Dave Matthews concert at the Staples Center in LA for $3,700. The fraudulent charges were deducted from his bill, but James was determined to find the guilty party. He called the Staples center and cleverly told them he hadn't received his tickets yet - that he wanted to verify the correct name and address. Incredibly, the crook had used his own real name and address. James realized he'd eaten at a restaurant just blocks from where the crook lived. He then called the restaurant and tracked down a guilty waiter. Woods handed the info to the Beverly Hills police and they arrested the guy.

[GOP Poet]

This also happened to me in Brentwood.

[GOP Poet]

He is a heck of a guy.

[BruceysMom]

Thanks for following the “Rules” LOL! But I wish you had posted a more current pic. He, like many men, just gets better looking as he ages. Seems d@mn unfair to us old broads.

[montag813]

I love this guy. He’s a great actor too, anybody see ‘The Onion Field’?

Stunning film! Unforgettable portrayal by Woods.

[montag813]

James Woods was brilliant in John Carpenter’s movie, Vampires.

He is brilliant period. Attended MIT. Interestingly enough, only after a severe hand tendon injury kept him out of the Air Force, where he had been training as a fighter pilot. Ironically, prior to 9/11, Woods flew on a "test run" plane to L.A. with Mohammed Atta.

[montag813]

Gore was and still is an idiot.

I met Gore several times in 1988, and his knowledge of defense issues was impressive. He was also pro-life and pro-gun at that time. I do not even recognize the current Algore as the same man. It is very depressing.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Last interview about the 9/11 dry run Woods said there’s parts of that story that he’s still not allowed to talk about in public.

A great man.

[tina07]

I believe it has to be reported where it occurred, happened to my brother, by my other brother. The theft occurred in PA but both lived in NJ and my victim brother had to go to PA to report it, to the town where it happened.

[Bernard]

And yet the police couldn’t be bothered with doing some police work to capture the criminal themselves.

The case did not involve Internet porn or donuts.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

James Woods IS the Man!

[glorgau]

If a card is out of your possession for just a minute that is all it takes to copy the information on the card. Portable card swipers are available for about $50.

[endthematrix]

"a guilty waiter"

Strange that James Woods observed a dry run aboard a flight prior to 9-11 and that he fell victim to a credit card scam, a ploy used by U.S.-based Al Qaeda operatives.

James Woods recounts Atta Hijacking Attempt before 9/11

Anti-terror web snags unwary operators

One of the five defendants in the Detroit indictment, Youssef Hmimssa, previously was identified by waiter Mourad "Mark" Madrane as the man who had recruited him to use an electronic skimming device to steal the credit card identities of some 250 customers at Jameson's Charhouse in Arlington Heights, Ill.

Madrane, who was sentenced Aug. 30 to 18 months in prison for last year's thefts, indicated that fellow Moroccan Hmimssa downloaded the credit data onto a laptop computer, according to reports quoting a U.S. Secret Service agent's court affidavit. The stolen credit accounts allegedly then were used by Humimssa to purchase more than $100,000 worth of computer gear and other items, ostensibly to support anti-U.S. activities, though that has not been claimed in court.

[beaversmom]

I had two fairly minor incidents of identity theft happen and the police weren’t interested.

[ExGeeEye]

What is it that makes a terrorist strike a “dry run”?

A "dry run" is a rehearsal. You only get one shot at a "this is no drill" suicide mission, so you want your team to know exactly how it will go down.

What Mr. Woods saw was people who arrived together sit widely separated (evenly spaced), then simultaneously get up and move to strategic areas of the cabin.

Take my word for it, or look it up. I'm tired of providing links to what is well-known among the attentive.

[chadwimc]

With that much information, I think I would “pay a visit” to the waiter in the dark...

[durasell]

He never got over Sean Young.

[bat1816]

This is an incident of credit card fraud (theft) not identity theft.

[xrmusn]

Had my ID stolen and ‘they’ returned it with 50 bucks and a brochure how to get my credit ‘fixed’. <:

[wally_bert]

Yes he is. Shark was one of my favorite shows.

[aruanan]

Yep. Had my identity stolen in Dec. Had the person’s name and everything but the cops did nothing because it was out of state. They suggested calling the FBI. I filed a report on the FTC fraud site but never heard anything.

I discovered that someone had intercepted my new credit card before it ever got to me. He also had my mother's maiden name and SS# (the only possible place, other than my school, he could have gotten this was from New York. I've heard that an employee at a New York SS office was busted for selling tens of thousands of SS# and mothers' maiden names). He had a fake drivers license from this state with my name and his picture. I discovered this when I got a call that my application at an upscale department store had been declined (together with a request for an additional store card for someone named Shaniqua or Taniqua or Kishandra, something like that). Talking to the credit agency, I found that he attempted to purchase a car using my name. I called the dealership and found that they had made a photocopy of the fake drivers license. I called the police and told them all this and never heard another thing. Now I have blocks against instant credit put on everything.