Medical Worker and Apple Employees Use Stolen Patient IDs to Buy iThings

Identity thieves used the personal information of dental patients to fund the purchase of $700,000 in Apple gift cards, which in turn were used to buy Apple products.

Annie Vuong, a 27-year-old from the Bronx, allegedly stole the names, address, birth dates and Social Security numbers of clients at the Manhattan dental office where she worked.

That data was passed to Devin Bazile, a 30-year-old former Apple sales associate from the Bronx, who used it to apply for Apple “instant credit,” court documents state.

The incentive program provides an immediate credit line that can be used on Apple products.

In this case, a district attorney says credit was extended for various amounts between $2,000 and $7,000.

“The approval comes in the form of a barcode, which Bazile and associates are alleged to have shared with Apple Store employees recruited to help in the scheme,” Network World reports.

The individuals used the barcodes to purchase Apple gift cards, which they then used to purchase laptops and other store items.