HOW DO I IMPROVE MY CREDIT REPORT IN 2012?
How do you improve your credit report? You can improve your credit report – easily and almost for free! Whether…
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SHOULD I BUY ID THEFT MONITORING?
Should you purchase identity theft monitoring? I am often asked by consumers if they should purchase an identity theft monitoring…
Read More →ID THEFT RING BROKEN UP BY TENNESSEE TROOPERS
Carlton Lewis, 25, was sentenced to almost 6 years in prison for his involvement in a Southeastern identity theft ring. …
Read More →ALABAMA RANKS NO. 15 FOR ID THEFT
The Federal Trade Commission ranked Alabama No. 15 IN 2010 last year. In 2009, Alabama ranked 17. The FTC maintains…
Read More →Identity Theft Victim – Idaho Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division
Idaho’s Brett DeLange, chief of the Idaho Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division, falls victim to identity thief. Not long ago,…
Read More →HOLLYWOOD VIDEO LATE CHARGES ON YOUR CREDIT REPORT CAN KEEP YOU FROM GETTING CREDIT
Its been over a year since Hollywood Video closed its last store, but that’s not keeping the company from trying…
Read More →FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT (FCRA) GIVES CONSUMERS A PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION AGAINST FURNISHERS
It is well settled in the Eleventh Circuit that consumers do not have a private cause of action under 15…
Read More →UGA EMPLOYEES AT RISK FOR ID THEFT
Employees who worked at the University of Georgia (UGA) in 2002 are at risk of identity theft after their personal…
Read More →TRICARE DATA LOSS – SERVICE MEMBERS’ PERSONAL INFORMATION STOLEN
The US Military’s healthcare program, TriCare, has confirmed that Science Applications International Corporation will cover the costs associated with notifying…
Read More →POLICE MAKE ARREST IN MULTI-STATE ID THEFT RING
Police have extradited a Texas woman on identity theft charges. The alleged identity thief, Tamara Turner, 31 of Houston, Texas…
Read More →HOW LONG DOES A TAX LIEN STAY ON MY CREDIT REPORT?
The length of time that a tax lien may stay on your credit report depends on the payment status of…
Read More →FLORIDA NURSING HOME RESIDENTS VICTIMS OF ID THEFT
Florida law enforcement arrested two people for conspiring to defraud senior citizens. Police say Cathy McLain, a nurse at Brandywyne Healthcare Center in Winter…
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