Poker Legend Doyle Brunson Becomes a Victim of Identity Theft

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Legendary poker pro Doyle Brunson, now 80, tweeted Wednesday that he was a victim of identity theft.

The following tweets were made by the Texas Dolly:

Attention banks, lending institutions, stores, etc. Some imposter is out there using my name. He has my social# and mycredit card#.#stopit

Visa 64577432876554:-) RT@ExMember @TexDolly: "Some imposter is out there using my name. He has my credit card." What credit card number?

This would not be the first time in Brunson’s long life that he was a victim of a crime.

The poker pro has recounted on more than one occasion times in which he had been held up at gunpoint.

- Ace King, Gambling911.com

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