Indentity Theft News

 

 


Identity Theft News
Final charges dropped in motel identity theft case Belleville News-Democrat - Belleville,IL,USA They were charged with multiple counts of identity theft, computer fraud and unlawful use of an account number. Six of the cases were dropped earlier, ... Lyse McDonough Earns Certified Identity Theft Risk Management ... The Open Press (press release) - USA Barrie, Ontario (OPENPRESS) February 3
December 28, 2005: Marriott Loses Data - 206,000 Affected
Marriott Vacation Club International has lost tapes containing the credit card and Social Security numbers of 206,000 customers, owners and employees.
January 16, 2006: Data Lost From New York City Teachers' Retirement System - 3 Arrested
3 people were arrested in what law-enforcement officials believe is a multi-person operation that stole information from the Teachers' Retirement System and made out fraudulent checks.
October 22, 2005: Arrest In New England Credit Card Skimming And Bank Fraud Case
An arrest has been been in a credit card skimming ring involving waiters in the New England Area and in a Bank fraud ring.
September 24, 2005: Katrina ID Theft Scam Targets Volunteers And Authorities
ID Theft Scam affects over 2500 Katrina Volunteers and New Orleans Police.
November 26, 2005: Arrests In Credit Card Cloning Scheme
Arrests have been made in a ring that used cloned discovered cards at Wal-mart stores across the country.
Second Identity Theft Summit Arms Californians With Education, Training
Second Identity Theft Summit Arms Californians with Education, TrainingBusiness Wire via Yahoo! Finance Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:56 AM PSTSACRAMENTO, Calif.----Feb. 23, 2006--The Schwarzenegger Administration's second annual summit aimed at combating the nation's fastest-growing crime got under way this morning at the Los Angeles Convention Center.
TD Ameritrade
TD Ameritrade has fallen victim to data breach. Although most of us are just hearing about it now, the company has known about it since last May. According to the Associated Press, hackers took information (including sensitive) from 6.3 million customers, or Ameritrade. The discount brokerage is the second largest in the US.
February 05, 2006: Phone Scammers Target Providence Home Health Data Theft Victims
Con artists pretending to be from Providence Home Health Services are calling to trick clients out of Social Security and bank account numbers and other sensitive information.
Major Identity Theft Company Based On Supposed LIE
A good friend of mine says "time will either expose you, or it will promote you", I don't know if he heard it from someone else or what, but I think it is at least rather fitting in the story of Robert Maynard Jr. of Lifelock Identity Theft Services. Seems that Mr. Maynard Jr. has now been exposed by the Phoenix New Times. From the looks of it what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas.
Identity Theft
Identity theft threat strikes close for lawmakers Wisconsin State Journal - Madison,WI,USA "I think there's a newfound awareness in the Legislature regarding some of these issues about identity theft," Stone said. State Sen. ... See all stories on this topic Consumer News: Preventable Identity Theft abc7.com - Los Angeles,CA,USA The CEO of one security company is advertising his own Social
December 30, 2005: Feds Charge Everett Man With Card Fraud And Identity Theft
An Everett man is charged with credit card fraud and identity theft and racking up over $75,000 in fraudulent charges by applying for and using credit cards for businesses he claimed to work for.
February 04, 2006: FedEx Spills Employee Personal Information
FedEx Freight West is trying to recall W-2s sent to as many as 8,500 employees after finding out that some of the forms included other workers' tax information.
January 10, 2006: Man Arrested For Stealing Credit Cards From Fitness Centers In New England
A Laconia man has been arrested for stealing credit cards from fitness centers and making over $250,000 of purchases.
December 09, 2005: Personal Information Exposed At Idaho State University
Personal information of thousands of students and employees from the Idaho State University has been compromised.
Thousands Victim To Online Game ID Theft
Thousands victim to online game ID theftCNews Thu, 23 Feb 2006 8:29 AM PSTSEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- More than 220,000 South Koreans have been victims of online identity theft in connection with a popular Web-based fantasy game, a sign of growing problems with information protection in one of the world's most wired countries.
ADWARE AND SPYWARE
ADWARE AND SPYWARE Adware is any software application software which makes banners appear the whole time it is in function. Also, the adware program can install components that will transmit information about the user and its behavior and this work on his PC. Unlike spyware programs, the user is asked when the program is being installed. Actually, an adware application is the application that,
A Long, Strange Trip For ID Theft Victim
A Long, Strange Trip for ID Theft Victim WTKR Your NewsChannel 3 - Norfolk,VA,USA ... heartache. "It's been a living hell," she said. Since 1999, Smith has been dealing with the fall out from identity theft. Last week ...
January 31, 2006: Boston Globe And Telegram And Gazette Circulate Customer Credit Card Numbers By Mistake
The Boston Globe and The Worcester Telegram and Gazette, mistakenly sent out slips of paper with the credit card data of up to nearly a quarter million subscribers.
January 11, 2006: Peoples Bank Loses Data On 90,000 Customers
A computer tape from People's Bank, based in Bridgeport, Connecticut, containing personal data on 90,000 customers was lost in transit.


  • Immediate Rules Identity Theft
    Unfortunately, all of us are potential victims of identity theft. If you fall into the hands of identity theft, you will need to know the next steps to take to protect your self as much as possible. First,...
  • Fighting Identity Theft
    Chances are good that you know someone who has been victimized by the fastest growing crime - identity theft. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that there were 10 million cases of identity theft...
  • Monitoring Your Credit Is Easy As 1-2-3!
    Thanks to the FACT(Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions) Act, all U.S. residents will be allowed one free credit report annually from each of the three major credit reporting agencies - Equifax, TransUnion,...
  • Save Your Credit Card from Fraud
    Credit card fraud is a kind of fraud where a merchant is "tricked" into releasing merchandise or rendering services, believing that a credit card account will provide payment for goods/services.Typically,...
  • Reporting Identity Theft
    Identity Theft is one of the leading crimes around the globe that is claiming the lives of millions each year. Every day a new victim finds them self fighting for their life back, while the law is moving...
  • 7 Tools to Prevent Identity Theft Fraud
    Identity theft fraud in America has reached epidemic proportions having surpassed 27 million cases and increasing every year. The banks are taking identity theft fraud very seriously and have taken substantial...
  • Identity Theft: It Won't Happen To Me.
    "I got bad credit Im not worried""It happened to a friend of a friend" "Ive got other priorities now" "All it takes is guarding your Social Security number""I can trust the people around me"These quotes...
  • Tips to Avoid Identity Theft
    What is rampant, spreading like wildfire and can kill life as you know it? No, not a deadly virus (but close). Answer: Identity theft. My stepson, Aaron, was a victim of identity theft recently. Someone...
  • Click Fraud - Threatening the Internet Economy
    One of the most popular forms of Internet advertising is pay-per-click (PPC). Merchants place ads with search engines like Google or MSN and the ad appears whenever someone enters a relevant search. If...
  • The Click Fraud Problem
    Click fraud has become a major problem for online marketers. If you participate on Google adwords campaigns or Overture, you must already pay a lot for your campaigns. What is click fraud?Click fraud is...
  • Identity Theft
    LexisNexis, a provider of personal and financial data, recently reported that the personal information of as many as 310,000 people nationwide may have been stolen. This figure is nearly 10 times higher...
  • Internet Privacy a Growing Concern
    Lets face it, we look at stuff on the internet, in the privacy of our own homes that we would never look at in public. How often do you walk into your local bookstore and proudly by the latest Penthouse...
  • Identity Theft Recovery: The Road Back
    Not too long ago, a friend of mine mentioned that one of his coworkers recently recovered his stolen identity. I asked how long the process took. "Only two years" he replied. Compared to my business partners...
  • How Identity Theft Can Happen To You
    How Identity Theft Can Happen To YouIdentity Theft Can Happen To YouHow does it happen? Your personal information such as your social security number, banking account information, credit card numbers,...
  • Identity Theft, Even After You Die
    Believe it or not identity theft has moved to the dead. It is compounding more and more familys grief because con artists are digging up identities of the deceased. The identity of someone who has died...
  • Finding Peace after Identity Theft
    When a person fall victim of identity theft, rarely do they find peace thereafter. Victims of identity theft often struggle with paperwork, reports, credit reports, courts, police and the list goes on....
  • Identity Theft - How to Cope With It
    I receive a demand for overdue payments on a credit card I never had. What does it mean? It could mean identity theft. Someone somewhere has been using my identity to run up bills. Identity theft would...
  • Fraud - Benefit Fraud
    In this article were going to cover another type of fraud that is very common, especially in the United States. This is benefit fraud.Benefit fraud comes in all shapes and sizes. The bottom line is the...
  • Identity Theft Alerts
    If you fall into the hands of an identity, theft it is important to continuing monitor your credit reports and any financial statements throughout the legal process. You will need to check your reports...
  • Fraud - Election Fraud
    In this article were going to cover an area of fraud that is a growing concern in the United States. This is election fraud.To first understand how election fraud can occur you first have to understand...
  • Identity Theft: The Perfect Victim - Your Child
    Many of us work hard to protect our identities, but fail to think about protecting the identities of our children. The fact that they are underage gives us the impression that childrens identities are...
  • Identity Theft Shield
    We live in an information-oriented society. Technology allows us to do business and make transactions literally in a matter of seconds. This abundance of information has given rise to a new crime - identity...
  • Easy Ways To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft
    Its no surprise that thousands of Americans are victimized by identity theft each year. What are we actually doing to protect ourselves from identity theft?Many of us dont think about it and some may...
  • Click Fraud
    Just when we thought, we had heard it all about "fraud on the internet". There are the "fishing" emails, enticing (or more likely scaring) users into giving up their bank account (or paypal) information....
  • Protect Your Identity This Holiday Season
    With the holiday spending season fast approaching, its crucial that you understand the dangers of identity theft. Though many of the methods thieves use to steal identities are out of our control, there...
  • What is Workers' Compensation Fraud
    What is FraudFraud occurs when a person knowingly or intentionally conceals, misrepresents, and makes a false statement to either deny or obtain workers compensation benefits or insurance coverage, or...
  • How to Recover from Identity Theft
    How to recover from identity theft is a question nowadays that millions are asking. While reinstatement is reachable, it is practically without a solution to ever feel protected again after being affronted....
  • Don't Let Credit Card Fraud Lead Your Dance
    Consumer worries about credit card fraud have resulted in numerous protections being created. A consumer whose credit card is wrongly used by another generally has one hundred percent protection. If your...
  • Protecting yourself from credit card fraud
    Credit card fraud has become surprisingly common nowadays. Credit card fraud can potentially cause consumers a great deal of stress and hassle. Therefore it is important to pay attention to the security...
  • Online Billing: The Dangers of Identity Theft
    The phrase "identity theft" causes a shiver to go up the spine and eyes to bug out with fear. True, identity theft happens today; however, not from the most commonly blamed source. In fact, identity theft...
  • Crime and Identity Theft
    What is crime? Crime defined is an atrocity or enslavement, an act carried out by a single or group of individuals, targeting the population, or a set area to attack. When an identity thief gets hold of...
  • The Criminal Mind and Identity Theft
    After studying human behaviors, crimes, criminals, emotions, thoughts, and various other subjects and surviving many crimes, I feel it is important to understand the criminal mind to a degree when fighting...
  • An Open Letter From a So-Called Stupid
    Why Identity Theft makes us all dummies, and what you can do to stop being stupid...Someone recently told me, "You would have to be a stupid to lose your personal information." While I respectfully responded...
  • Victimized by Identity Theft
    When a person is victimized by identity theft the person becomes a lifetime victim, simply put because regardless of how many times the law tells you they are working to resolve the problem, they are lying....
  • How to Avoid Becoming a Victim of Identity Theft
    Identity theft is the fastest growing felony in North America. There are ways to reduce or minimize the risk of becoming a victim of identity theft and fraud. I have taken the following steps to avoid...
  • Fraud - would you credit it?
    Findings from a recent study by APACS show that the amount of overseas fraud exploiting UK debit and credit cards has hit a five-year low. However with ID fraud as one of the UKs fastest-growing crimes,...
  • Freezing Identity Theft
    Not every state offers the ability to FREEZE your credit reports, but if you have fallen into the hands of a thief check to make sure this option is not available to you. Using credit freeze to halt identity...
  • Credit cards and identity theft
    As more and more Americans become reliant on credit cards in their daily life, identity theft is growing. Identity theft is when someone uses your personal information without permission. They can obtain...
  • Identity Theft and Your Online Job Search
    While identity theft is nothing new, the Web has opened up whole new world of opportunity for identity thieves.According to the FBI, identity theft is the top online fraud. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission...
  • Phishing is bad, very bad in this digital river...
    Phishing is bad, very bad in this digital river... If someone has not explained it to you or you havent heard about phishing (identity theft) and its horrors then please pay close attention.A very astonished...
  • Credit Card Fraud - Part II
    In this issue of our series on credit card fraud were going to dig a little deeper into some facts and figures that will most certainly raise the hair on the back of your neck.In plain dollars and cents,...
  • Identity Theft: Stop It Now!
    You may be a victim of identity theft and not even know it. Thieves may have secured important information about you and are using it without you knowing what they are doing. By the time you discover their...
  • ID Theft - Are You the Next Victim?
    Identity theft is on the rise. One in ten of us have , or will be the victim of this crime. It is estimated that 500,000 to 700,000 Amercians become victims to indentity theft each year. You dont have...
  • Preventing Identity Theft
    Preventing identity theft is never foolproof but here are some good tips that will make it more difficult for anyone to steal your personal information.The first and most important step for preventing...
  • Identity Theft: The New Technology Crime
    Identity Theft in the Western World has increased dramatically since the beginning of the millennium and has replaced credit card fraud as the new number one technology crime. What It Is. Identity Theft...
  • Google Is Sued By A Very Odd Plaintiff
    In a major development in the paid search industry Google is being sued for Click fraud by Clickdefense.com. The accuser is also trying to establish the case as a class action suit which can effect tens...
  • Getting Past Identity Theft
    Getting past identity theft nowadays is next to impossible. The World Wide Web has made it easier for identity thieves to gain access to millions of files by merely tracing tracks. When a person goes onto...
  • Identity Theft Victims Persecuted
    When a person becomes victim of identity theft the law, the thief, creditors and others often persecute them throughout the battle to restore their identity. Thus, in this article I am providing you legal...
  • Identity Theft Protection Safety Precautions
    Identity theft has become the fastest growing criminal activity in the 20th Century, replacing illegal drug sales. For the perpetrators, it offers the highest profit margin with the least risk. In fact,...
  • Identity Theft. You are not Immune.
    As identity theft becomes more prevalent, the need to regularly check your credit report is very easy to see and understand. Two big headlines in the news recently point to how closely tied your credit...
  • Rising Identity Theft Crimes
    Each year identity theft is on the increase according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Since 2004, a shocking rate of eleven "million" have fallen victim of identity theft. At the same time, experts...
  • Identity Theft - More Tips on How it Can Be Avoided
    Recent security breaches at several credit card companies continue to worry Americans, as stolen financial information can lead to identity theft. Identity theft occurs when someone obtains your Social...
  • Identity Theft who is hurt
    Who is hurt when identity theft occurs? Few believe that the victims them self are the only ones hurt when identity theft occurs, however, contrary to their thinking, everyone is hurt when identity theft...
  • 6 Ways To Prevent Identity Theft
    These six ways to prevent identity theft offer you valuable tips against the fastest growing crime in America today. In 2004, more than 9.9 million Americans fell victim to many types of identity theft...
  • Dealing with Identity Theft
    When a person falls into the hands of an identity thieve, then ongoing mental help is needed, since the person will struggle throughout their lifetime to resolve the loss. Instead of being the victim throughout...
  • Theyre Phishing Your Identity Online
    Identity Theft even though punishable by law with up to 15 years in prison, continues to flourish. And one increasingly popular way of capturing personal data is the form of phishing, which happens online.Many...
  • Protect your Identity from Being Stolen
    The fall season is fast approaching and soon that will mean holiday shopping. Imagine standing in the line that seems never ending in a department store and hear the cashier say to the person in front...
  • Fraud - Tax Fraud
    In this article were going to go over a type of fraud that can hit you in multiple directions. This is tax fraud.There is an old saying that what goes around comes around. Tax fraud may be the first thing...
  • How To Avoid Becoming A Victim of Identity Theft
    With identity theft statistics currently at an all time high, and climbing, it just makes sense that we should all be doing everything we can to protect ourselves.One of the most prevalent yet overlooked...
  • Identity Theft Battles
    Millions of people fight identity theft. During the year 2004, more than eleven million people were targeted for identity theft and instantly had to begin battling for their life back once they found that...
  • Resources for Identity Theft Victims
    Having the right resources to prevent theft or else learn how to cope with identity theft and take the steps to recover from the loss is essential, since more victims occur daily. First, you will need...


 

Main Menu

Home
Latest Indentity Thief
Indentity Thief Articles
Additional Resources
Want to Join the Moms?
Questions for CPA Moms?

Privacy Policy ......... About Us  ......  Disclaimer ..........   Copywrited 2005  - 2006 & Developed by  Tax Net Inc