A Texas woman was charged with fraudulent use of identifying information and using a false statement to obtain a credit card after she attempted to use Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta’s social security number to open a new line of credit.
Stephanie Hunter, 27, told investigators that she purchased the mogul’s sensitive information on the dark web and applied for a bank credit card and line of credit with a popular furniture store, according to charging documents.
The companies approved both applications, but Lifelock – a credit and identity monitoring service – spotted problems with the application and alerted Fertitta directly, police said.
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Hunter allegedly used Fertitta’s name, social security number and other personal information on the application.
However, she created a fake email address (with the username fertitta.t57) and used her own home address in Spring for the application, police said.
She was charged with fraudulent use of identifying information and using a false statement to obtain credit.
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