Posts Tagged ‘CHILDREN’

A new school year usually means filling out paperwork such as registration forms, health forms, and emergency contact forms. Many school forms require personal and sensitive information that, in the wrong hands, could be used to commit fraud in your child’s name. For example, criminals can use a child’s Social Security number to apply for [...]

A congressman from Rhode Island wants state governments to do more to protect children in foster care from identity theft. U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin is pushing legislation in Congress that would require states to run credit checks on foster children and help those who are the victims of identity theft. His bill also would prohibit [...]