Posts Tagged ‘idenitty theft’

ID THEFT NEWS: WEEKLY UPDATE

Posted: November 12, 2012 by administrator in FCRA
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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 [...]

IDENTITY THIEVES STEAL CONSUMERS CREDIT/DEBIT CARD INFO FROM LUCKY’S WITH CARD SKIMMERS

Posted: December 13, 2011 by administrator in DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, IDENTITY THEFT, UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES
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At least 500 consumers had their credit or debit card numbers stolen by identity thieves from the Lucky’s supermarkets.  The identity thieves installed card skimmers at the self-checkout counters of the stores and collected customers’ credit or debit card information, expiration dates, security codes and personal identification numbers (PIN).  What is a skimmer? What stores [...]

BIRMINGHAM SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINSTRATION ID THEFT INCIDENT

Posted: October 11, 2011 by administrator in DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, IDENTITY THEFT
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A former Birmingham, Alabama Social Security Administration employee has been sentenced to more than 2 years in prison for identity theft.  The employee, Ame-Cherie Denise Thompson, 34, of Birmingham, Alabama used someone else’s Social Security number to get a car loan for a friend.  After Thompson gets out of prison, she will also have to serve 5 [...]

SONY PSN DATA BREACH UPDATE – FREE CREDIT MONITORING EXTENSION

Posted: July 13, 2011 by administrator in CREDIT DISPUTES, DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, FCRA, IDENTITY THEFT, UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES
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Sony has agreed to extend its offer for free credit monitoring to July 31, 2011.  Originally, Sony’s offer of free credit monitoring with All Clear ID Plus was available for its customers until June 18.  The credit monitoring is being offered to members of the Play Station Network (PSN) prior to the April data breach.   The credit monitoring [...]