A Sacramento woman says a tech support engineer in India stole nude photos of her and posted them in the internet. The woman also claims the tech used her credit card.

Tara Fitzgerald apparently took nude photos of herself for her boyfriend. When Fitzgerald could not find the photos on her PC she called up Dell support to help locate them. She was connected to a Dell support contractor in Mumbai, India named Riyaz Shaikh.

Fitzgerald gave Shaikh permission to access her PC. Fitzgerald claims she watched Shaikh locate the photos and then download them. Shortly thereafter, 16 nude photographs appeared on a vulgar website created for the sole purpose of displaying her pictures.

According to Fitzgerald the support technician offered to help remove the offensive website and convinced her to ship him a brand new Dell laptop so he could work on her case from his home in Mumbai. She also claims that the tech shipped $800 worth of Dell computer gear to a woman in Tennessee and billed it to Fitzgerald’s Dell credit card.

The incident occurred more than a year ago and Fitzgerald said she complained to Dell several times about it. It took her this long to try a different strategy and go to the media. Dell has not issued a formal response to Fitzgerald’s claims. She says she has contacted an attorney and is considering legal action against Dell.