Identity Resolution Daily Links 2009-05-08
[Post from Infoglide] Lottery Fraud by Retailers Is an Identity Resolution Problem
“Lottery Post ran a piece last week on suspicious winnings in the North Carolina Lottery. It seems a regular lottery player contacted NBC affiliate WCNC in Charlotte about a pattern of winnings that seemed unlikely. The station’s investigators used the Open Records Act to obtain information from the lottery and subsequently uncovered that ‘of the lottery retailers winning prizes, some are amassing significant jackpots repeatedly — $100,000, $300,000, and $500,000 prizes — dozens of times a year.’”
Orange County Register: How did $38 million scheme work?
“Just as auto insurance rises for drivers with poor records, individual companies reporting high injury rates can see their premiums soar. When workers’ comp rates peaked earlier this decade, premiums in the construction industry were sometimes double or triple the payroll. A key factor behind the high rates was fraud: Employers under-reported the number of insured workers to reduce their payments, thereby driving up premiums for the industry which looked like it had a high accident rate for a small pool of workers.”
Travel Management: Industry Prepares For Secure Flight Implementation
“‘Meanwhile, many corporate travel agencies–from the largest mega travel management companies to smaller entities–have been working to adapt their agent scripts and booking tools to include required Secure Flight data collection, and their profile systems to help reconcile name discrepancies. We have undertaken a large update and enhancement of our internal profile systems to accommodate the storage of this very valuable and confidential information,’ according to Robert Polk, CEO of Polk Majestic Travel Group in Denver.”
Greensboro News & Record: Editorial: Luck has its limits
“It’s happened in other states. In March, Minnesota lottery investigators charged five retailers and three accomplices with fraud after an undercover sting operation found them allegedly trying to cash customers’ winning tickets for themselves. California launched a series of sting operations last year, which resulted in charges against retailers in several cities. In Iowa last month, the state ombudsman reported that lottery officials don’t adequately protect customers from fraud and theft by retailers.”
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