At Tax Time, FTC Reminds Consumers: Watch Out for Identity Theft With the tax-filing season upon us, the Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, reminds consumers to be aware of the threat of identity theft. Your tax return contains sensitive personal information, and scammers can use your Social Security number to get a [...]
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IF THEFT NEWS: WEEKLY UPDATE
Posted: December 16, 2012 by administrator in FCRATags: CONSUMER FRADU, CONSUMER LAW, CREDIT REPORT ERROR, data security law, DATE BREACH, dispute credit report, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, Florida, fraud alert, GEORGIA, hoover alabama, id theft, ID Theft Law, identity fraud, MT BROOK ALA, north carolina, south carolina, Tennessee
Over 10 million consumers a year become victims of identity theft. Fraud victims are denied credit. If fraud victims are approved for credit, then they have to pay higher interest rates! Identity theft victims also get turned down for jobs because of arrests, convictions or other public records in a background report. What can consumers [...]
ID THEFT NEWS: WEEKLY UPDATE
Posted: December 9, 2012 by administrator in FCRATags: 15 USc 1681, BATON ROUGE LA, CONSUMER LAW, credit error, CREDIT REPORT DISPUTE, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, id fraud, id theft, identity theft lawyer, LOUISVILL KY, miami fl, oklahoma, south carolina
Over 10 million consumers a year become victims of identity theft. Fraud victims are denied credit. If fraud victims are approved for credit, then they have to pay higher interest rates! Identity theft victims also get turned down for jobs because of arrests, convictions or other public records in a background report. What can consumers [...]
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEDICAL CENTER DATA LOSS
Posted: December 4, 2012 by administrator in FCRATags: CONSUMER LAW, Continuum Home Infusion data loss, DATA LOSS, data security law, id theft, PATIENT PRIVACY, UVA DATA LOSS, UVA data loss notification letter
A large hospital announced a major data loss. The University of Virginia Medical Center discovered patient data recorded by the hospital is missing. Last Friday, the hospital began to notify patients whose information was lost. The hospital established a call center for patients to call for more information about the data loss. The patient information was recorded [...]
ID THEFT NEWS: WEEKLY UPDATE
Posted: November 12, 2012 by administrator in FCRATags: CONSUMER LAW, CREDIT DISPUTE, CREDIT REPORT ERRORS, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, FT Bragg NC, id theft, idenitty theft, identity theft affidavit, identity theft lawyer, memphis tn, military ID theft, Mixed File, Palm Beach FL, SAMPLE DISPUTE LETTER, Souh Carolina Department of Revenue Data Breach, Tampa Bay FL, Tulsa OK
Over 10 million consumers a year become victims of identity theft. Fraud victims are denied credit. If fraud victims are approved for credit, then they have to pay higher interest rates! Identity theft victims also get turned down for jobs because of arrests, convictions or other public records in a background report. What can consumers [...]
ID THEFT NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATE
Posted: October 28, 2012 by administrator in FCRA, IDENTITY THEFTTags: CREDIT REPORT DISPUTE, CREDIT REPORT ERRORS, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, Florida, id theft, Identity Theft Law, Sugar Land Texas, Tennessee
Over 10 million consumers a year become victims of identity theft. Fraud victims are denied credit. If fraud victims are approved for credit, then they have to pay higher interest rates! Identity theft victims also get turned down for jobs because of arrests, convictions or other public records in a background report. What can consumers [...]