A San Diego has been accused of “skimming” personal identifying information (PII) from bank customers’ ATM cards. According to authorities, a skimmer was placed on a bank door and allowed an identity thief to take thousands of ATM users’ personal identifying numbers (PINs). The alleged identity thief, Daniel Axinte, was charged with over 40 counts [...]
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WHAT IS PHISHING?
Posted: August 4, 2011 by administrator in IDENTITY THEFTTags: alabama, birmingham, Chase, Florida, FRAUD, GEORGIA, identity, mississippi, Orlando, phishing, Tennessee, THEFT
I remember learning how “fish” with my dad and grandfather, but what is “phishing?” Phishing occurs when someone sends you an email requesting personal information while pretending to be someone else, such as your bank. Identity thieves send phishing emails to lure you into clicking on an impostor link or replying with the requested personal [...]
TELETRACK TO PAY $1.8 MILLION TO SETTLE FCRA CLAIMS
Posted: July 21, 2011 by administrator in CONSUMER FRAUD, CREDIT DISPUTES, FCRATags: Adverse Action, alabama, annualcreditreport, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, breach notification, consumer, consumer disclosure, credit, CREDIT REPORT, Dallas, dispute, EQUIFAX, error, EXPERIAN, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, Florida, FRAUD, free report, GEORGIA, huntsville, id fraud, id theft, identity, Jacksonville, law, lawsuit, lawyer, Memphis, mobile, nashville, Orlando, Panama City, pensacola, permissible purpose, permissible use, tallahassee, Teletrack, Tennessee, TEXAS, THEFT, Trans Union, Tuscaloosa
Teletrack, Inc. has agreed to pay $1.8 million to settle Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) charges that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FTC alleged Teletrack sold consumers’ credit reports to marketers without a permissible purpose. According to the FTC complaint, Teletrack sold consumer credit reports to payday lenders, rental stores, and sub-prime [...]
I RECEIVED A BREACH NOTIFICATION LETTER – WHAT NEXT?
Posted: July 11, 2011 by administrator in CREDIT DISPUTES, DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, FCRA, IDENTITY THEFTTags: Adverse Action, alabama, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, breach, breach notification, credit, CREDIT SCORE, Dallas, data, dispute, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, Federal Trade Commission, Florida, FRAUD, FTC, GEORGIA, huntsville, id fraud, identity, inaccurate, Jacksonville, law, lawsuit, lawyer, MEDICAL CENTER, Memphis, mobile, montgomery, nashville, Orlando, Panama City, PATIENT, pensacola, privacy, report, RIGHTS, tallahassee, Tennessee, TEXAS, THEFT, TROY, Tuscaloosa
Consumers receive breach notification letters (and e-mails) all the time, but do you know what you should do if you receive a breach notification? Chances are, if you live in one of the 46 states with a breach notification law, you have received a notice that your personal identifying information may have been lost or [...]
MORGAN STANLEY CUSTOMERS AT RISK FOR ID THEFT
Posted: July 8, 2011 by administrator in CREDIT DISPUTES, DATA BREACHES & DATA LOSS, FCRA, IDENTITY THEFTTags: Adverse Action, alabama, Atlanta, attorney, birmingham, credit, CREDIT SCORE, Dallas, dispute, fair credit reporting act, FCRA, Federal Trade Commission, Florida, FRAUD, FTC, GEORGIA, huntsville, id fraud, identity, inaccurate, Jacksonville, law, lawsuit, lawyer, MEDICAL CENTER, Memphis, mobile, montgomery, nashville, Orlando, Panama City, PATIENT, pensacola, report, RIGHTS, risk based pricing, tallahassee, Tennessee, TEXAS, THEFT, TROY, Tuscaloosa
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s customers are the latest victims of a data loss incident. Morgan Stanley lost 2 CDs containing 34,000 customers’ account information and Social Security numbers, according to Chris Maag at Credit.com. The personal identifying information was allegedly password protected, but the data was not encrypted. Authorities notified Morgan Stanley Smith Barney about [...]