Call it extortion
Re “Firms Hit by ID Theft Find Way to Cash In on Victims,” Aug 22
This is just a new twist on the old game of extortion. A gang or mob wants protection money to “insure” nothing bad happens to your house or business. Help can only come from our lawmakers, which means we’re in real trouble.
LEORA DEBOER
Burbank
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