Our law firm represents victims of consumer fraud. Consumer fraud is a major problem and costs consumers billions of dollars every year. The Federal Trade Commission is a government agency and is responsible for the prevention of fraudulent, deceptive, or unfair business practices and to consumers with information about their rights. Here is the FTC’s most [...]
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MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE FRAUD SCAMS
Posted: June 13, 2012 by administrator in CONSUMER FRAUDTags: Atlanta, birmingham, Consumer Advocates Group Experts, CONSUMER FRAUD, CONSUMER LAW, Dallas, Federal Trade Commission, foreclosure scam, FTC, Miami, montgomery, Mortgage Loan Audit Scam, MORTGAGE SCAM, nashville, Orlando, Plano, Ryan Zimmerman
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TOP IDENTITY THEFT STORIES IN THE NEWS: WEEKLY UPDATE
Posted: October 24, 2011 by administrator in DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, IDENTITY THEFTTags: alabama, ATLANTA GEORGIA, birmingham, CONSUMER FRAUD LAWYER, Dallas, Florida, huntsville, Id Theft Attorney, IDENT, Jacksonville, MEDICARE, mobile, montgomery, nashville, Orlando, Plano, tallahassee, tampa, Tennessee, TEXAS, Tuscaloosa
Identity theft among family members affects millions Reuters “The realities of familial identity theft are far worse than anything you see in a soap opera. It is the ultimate in family betrayal.” Identity theft expert Linda Foley, who runs the consultancy ID Theft Info Source says the sad truth is family members … [...]
ATLANTA, GEORGIA IDENTITY THEFT RING BUSTED BY POLICE
Posted: October 18, 2011 by administrator in IDENTITY THEFTTags: alabama, ATLANTA GEORGIA, attorney, birmingham, Dallas, FRAUD, frisco, huntsville, id theft, IDENTITY THEFT, Jacksonville, Memphis, mobile, montgomery, nashville, Orlando, pensacola, Plano, tallahassee, Tennessee, Tuscaloosa
Arrests have been made in an Atlanta, Georgia identity theft ring that may have stolen the identities of over 8,000 victims. Police arrested Robert Smith, 46, of Atlanta, and Robert A. Hill, 49, of Roswell, Georgia. Both men are accused of fraudulently using credit cards to obtain electronics and other goods and then resold them [...]
SUPREME COURT & BIG BUSINESS CRUSH CONSUMER RIGHTS
Posted: September 22, 2011 by administrator in CLASS ACTIONS, CONSUMER FRAUD, COURT OPINIONSTags: alabama, Arbitration, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, Class actions, Dallas, Florida, FRAUD, GEORGIA, huntsville, Jacksonville, lawyer, mississippi, mobile, montgomery, nashville, Orlando, pensacola, Plano, tallahassee, Tennessee, TEXAS, Tuscaloosa, Virginia
Are consumer class actions banned by the US Supreme Court ruling in Concepcion? Here’s an excerpt from an excellent article detailing how the Concepcion ruling is affecting consumers all over the US. If it seems easier lately for companies to add small fees on your bills and harder for you to get your money back, [...]
SENIORS MOST VULNERABLE INVESTORS
Posted: July 23, 2011 by administrator in CONSUMER FRAUDTags: alabama, allen, annuities, annuity, assisted living, Atlanta, Bankers Life Casualty, birmingham, CD, consumer, Dallas, deferred annuities, elder, elder law, financial fraud, financial products, FINRA, Florida, FRAUD, frisco, GEORGIA, huntsville, investment, investor, Jacksonville, Lake Mary, law, Longwood, McKinney, MEDICARE, Memphis, mobile, montgomery, nashville, nursing home, Orlando, penalties, pensacola, Plano, predatory lending, senior, Spend down, tallahassee, tampa, Tennessee, TEXAS, Tuscaloosa, victim
According to the North American Securities Administrator’s Association (NASAA), seniors are the most vulnerable investors. Seniors are a viable target for financial predators. Why? According to Money magazine, the average household led by those 75 and over has a net worth of $638,000. Secondly, seniors’ ability to understand complex financial transactions lessens with age. Thirdly, [...]
DOES MY LENDER GET THE SAME CREDIT SCORE I GET?
Posted: July 22, 2011 by administrator in CREDIT DISPUTES, FCRATags: alabama, allen, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, cfpb, consumer financial protection bureau, credit, CREDIT DISPUTE, credit error, CREDIT REPORT, CREDIT SCORE, Dallas, EQUIFAX, EXPERIAN, Florida, frisco, GEORGIA, huntsville, jackson, Jacksonville, law, lawyer, lender, McKinney, Memphis, mississippi, mobile, montgomery, nashville, Orlando, pensacola, Plano, Richardson, tallahassee, Tennessee, TEXAS, Trans Union, Tuscaloosa
Consumers have the right to request (for a fee) their credit score from the three nationwide consumer reporting agencies, Equifax, Experian and Trans Union. Is the credit score consumers receives the same score provided to lenders? No, according to a recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) report. In its July 20, 2011 report, the CFPB [...]
TEXAS SIZED DATA LOSS MEANS TEXAS SIZED ID THEFT PROBLEM
Posted: May 3, 2011 by administrator in DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, IDENTITY THEFTTags: Arlington, attorney, Austin, breach notification, comptroller, consumer protection, Dallas, data breach, Data Security, denton, Fort worth, Greg Abbott, Houston, id theft, IDENTITY THEFT, lawyer, Plano, San Antonio, TEXAS, Texas State Comptroller
The Texas State Comptroller’s office has fired its head of information security and of innovation and technology following a data loss that exposed 3.2 million Texans’ Social Security numbers and other personal information on over 3.2 million people in the state. Two other employees have also been fired over the data loss incident, according to ComputerWorld. The Texas [...]
TEXAS COMPTROLLER DATA BREACH NOTIFICATION LETTER
Posted: April 12, 2011 by administrator in DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, DATA SECURITY, IDENTITY THEFTTags: Addison, Arlington, Austin, breach notification, Corpus Christi, Dallas, data breach, El Paso, Employees Retirement System of Texas, ERS, Fort worth, Garland, Houston, Lubbock, McKinney, Mesquite, Personal Information Exposure, Plano, Richardson, San Antonio, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, TEXAS, Texas Comptroller, texas workforce commission, TRS, TWC
Beginning April 13, 2011, the Texas Comptroller’s office will begin to mail breach notification letters to millions of Texans whose personal identifying information was exposed on an agency server that was accessible to the public. The records of over 3 MILLION Texans were placed on the server in error and contained personally identifying information, including Social Security numbers, dates of birth, names and driver’s license [...]
HOW DO I GET MY FREE CREDIT REPORT?
Posted: December 8, 2010 by administrator in CREDIT DISPUTES, FCRA, IDENTITY THEFTTags: allen, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, Burke Harvey Frankowski, CREDIT REPORT, Dallas, dothan, EQUIFAX, EXPERIAN, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, fcra lawyer, Florida, Free Credit Report Law, free report, GEORGIA, huntsville, Jacksonville, lawyer, McKinney, Memphis, montgomery, nashville, Orlando, pensacola, Plano, tallahassee, Tennessee, TEXAS, Trans Union
How do I get my free credit report? Federal law provides consumers with the right to receive one free credit report (annual file disclosure) from all three nationwide consumer reporting agencies, Experian, Equifax and Trans Union, once in a twelve month time period. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (as amended by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act) gives consumers the [...]
POLICE LOOKING FOR BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA IDENTITY THIEF
Posted: November 14, 2010 by administrator in CLASS ACTIONS, CREDIT DISPUTES, DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, FCRA, IDENTITY THEFTTags: alabama, ALABAMA FCRA ATTORNEY, ALABAMA ID THEFT LAWYER, Atlanta, birmingham, Dallas, Data Breach Lawyer, FCRA, fcra lawyer, Florida, frisco, GEORGIA, huntsville, id fraud, ID Theft Lawyer, IDENTITY THEFT, Jacksonville, lawyer, McKinney, Memphis, Milner Milling, mobile, montgomery, nashville, Orlando, Plano, tallaha, TEXAS, Tuscaloosa
Jefferson County (Birmingham, Alabama) police are looking for a man charged with identity theft. Authorities say Tedo Meyon Jackson, 41, worked for Milner Milling in Forestdale, Alabama and stole employees’ personal information from the company’s computer system. According to Al.com, Jackson had previous convictions for second-degree burglary and first-degree theft of property and is on [...]