Friday 22 November 2019
A 25-year-old woman who spent $300,000 using credit card and bank account information bought with Bitcoin has pleaded guilty to wire fraud. Briana Burford, of Fort Lee, transferred Bitcoin to accounts linked with carding websites four times between October and December 2018. Such websites typically host stolen or otherwise illegally obtained financial and personal identification information. Authorities said Burford used two phone numbers connected to the Bitcoin transactions to contact banks and ask about specific bank accounts, which were then targeted for fraud. One of the numbers was even used to contact a bank and enquire about an account that…
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