ID THEFT NEWS – WEEKLY UPDATE
| Linkedin to identity theftToronto Sun Toronto hi-tech thieves are sifting through business networking websites like Linkedin to find rich CEOs and businessmen to prey on by stealing their personal data and creating false identities to rack up cash and credit, police say. … |
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| Identity Theft Costs Clarendon Hills Woman $5800 Patch.com By Joe O’Donnell Identity theft—A resident from the 0-100 block of Golf Avenue came to the Clarendon Hills Police Department and reported that her credit card was fraudulently charged for $5850 worth of purchases in Georgia. … |
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| Bad check leads to alleged identity theft ring Enterprise-Record By BARBARA ARRIGONI-Staff Writer OROVILLE — An attempt to pass a fraudulent check at an Oroville casino led to the arrests recently of a Yuba City woman and three Sacramento residents who are allegedly involved in an identity theft ring, … |
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| Thousands Of Cars Roll Through RTV6 Shredder Day WRTV Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS — As RTV6 stories this week have shown, identity theft is a pervasive problem that claims victims in Indiana daily, but there are ways to protect data. RTV6, DAO and Hoosier Shred hosted Shredder Day at St. Luke’s United Methodist Church … |
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| Veterans take aim at veterans Niles Daily Star BBB provides the following information on offers and scams that can put veterans at jeopardy of becoming victims of fraud, paying more for items than they should or identity theft. • Look out for firms that target veterans and charge for products and … |
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| Dead Americans’ ID theft draws federal attention | The Republic The Republic By ISAAC WOLF – Scripps Howard News Service WASHINGTON – The head of the Social Security Administration reportedly has agreed to meet with two US senators to discuss changing a policy that now inadvertently enables the identity theft of deceased … |
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| Identity Theft Suspects Nabbed At Feather Falls Casino KRCRTV.COM Deputies arrested four suspects in an identity theft ring after an incident at Feather Falls Casino. Butte County investigators looked into a report of a fraudulent check last week. They uncovered an identity theft ring involving four suspects and at … |
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| Connecticut Law Enforcement Officials Stay a Step Ahead of Identity Theft MarketWatch (press release) The summit will cover identity theft trends and protection strategies as well as the newest techniques being used. Participants are strongly encouraged to share their awareness and resources with their family and communities to help protect against … |
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| Metro Man Battling Long-Term Effects of ID Theft fox4kc.com Now, he and his fiance say that now they have to carry around special paperwork showing that is the victim of identity theft, because they never know if they’ll need to prove that he’s not the suspect of a crime. “Take time off work, go through all … |
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| Criminal – Identity theft – Permission – Closing argument Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly By Tom Egan Where a defendant has been convicted of aiding and abetting aggravated identity theft, the conviction should be affirmed, as (1) identity theft was committed despite the fact that his identification documents were used with his permission … |
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| Cyber Protection on Cyber Monday Isn’t Enough; 13% of Victims Still Lose … MarketWatch (press release) Identity fraud can be detected online, but it doesn’t necessarily start there.” Results from the 2011 Identity Fraud Survey Report conducted by Javelin Strategy & Research indicate that of all identity theft victims, 40% had their information misused … |
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| Police Investigate Suspected Identity Theft Operation KOAT Albuquerque ALBUQUERQUE, NM — Albuquerque police are revealing new details in a raid on an alleged identity theft operation. Investigators said Wednesday’s raid at a home near 4th and Alameda in northwest Albuquerque contained drugs and evidence of an identity … |
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| Two arrested from Moss Bluff for burglary and identity theft KPLC-TV On November 8, Roshto and Dill were arrested and booked into Calcasieu Correctional Center and charged with simple burglary; identity theft; unauthorized use of an access card; and theft under $500. Judge Michael Canaday set Roshto’s bond at $32500 and … |
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| More Potential ID Theft Victims Come Forward Patch.com Previously arrested for identity theft, forgery, theft, bail jumping and fraud, Johnson served two years in jail for identity theft in Washington, said the release, and is wanted on similar charges in Washington and Oregon. Her bail is $80000. … |
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| Identity Theft Blamed In Hundreds Of Wrongful Arrests WRTV Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS — With identity theft on the rise, Indianapolis police are working with victims to help avoid mistaken arrests. Over the past two years, there have been nearly 300 wrongful arrests in Indianapolis blamed on someone using another person’s … |
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| More than 100 Delaware Co. Identity Thefts Linked To Charity Transactions 10TV Police announced on Wednesday that they had traced more than 100 identity thefts to a local charity. According to investigators, the identity thefts were traced back to transactions at the Habitat for Humanity of Delaware County ReStore. … |
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| Inmate gets 12 more years for identity theft scheme Belleville News Democrat Danwine Dewayne Renard, 47, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to participating in an identity theft scheme that took in more than $200000 while he was in the Missouri Department of Corrections, according to US Attorney … |
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| Keep Your Identity Safe this Holiday Season WLTX.com Columbia, SC (WLTX) – The holiday shopping season is one of the most optimum times for identity theft as consumers shop and swipe more, police say. In an effort to keep consumers safe, the West Columbia Police Department is holding a seminar educating … |
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| Identity theft targeted as FNB rolls out fingerprint verification The New Age Online “We continue to use innovative measures to make banking safe and convenient for our customers – in this instance, by reducing identity fraud,” said the CEO of FNB Smart Solutions, Liné Wiid. “With the rise in identity theft, it is crucial that we adopt … |
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| Shredding: Pick the right machine to protect your ID The Republic By CLAUDIA BUCK – Sacramento Bee Amid all the fears over identity theft, the No. 1 tip on how to avoid getting hit is always the same: Shred it. “One of the best ways to protect your personal information from an ID thief is to shred important documents … |
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| String of burglaries tied to identity theft ring in Columbia County South County Spotlight By Stover E. Harger III From top: Richard Clement, Dennis Engle, Jodi Lee Ann Hill are suspected of leading an identity theft and burglary ring that police believe has hit over a dozen homes, centered around Warren. While investigating a rash of … |
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| Identity theft prevention tips for the holiday season Milwaukee Journal Sentinel The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that identity theft – the unauthorized use of your personal identifying information, like your name, Social Security number or credit card number, to commit fraud or other crimes – is approaching 10 million … |
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| Senior citizens vulnerable to identity theft, credit fraud Arizona Republic What he found was that his father was a victim of identity theft and credit fraud, a problem nationally among senior citizens, particularly those who live in nursing homes and other types of assisted-living centers. Law-enforcement and identity-theft … |
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| Identity theft prevention CNET (blog) From the IRS to your local florist, your private information is widely shared. And every day some organization loses sensitive data about its clients or customers–whether due to a hack attack or (more likely) from the loss or theft of a computer or … |
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| Call 4 Action Vehicular identity theft Today’s TMJ4 By Karen Stiles Criminals steal a vehicle, but know that they need to have a valid vehicle ID number in order to sell it. They locate an identical car, often out of state, clone the vehicle ID number from the legitimate car to the stolen car, … |
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| Credit Unions Combat Identity Theft with FREE Shred Events Credit Unions Online According to the United States Department of Justice, identity theft and identity fraud are terms used to refer to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or … |
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| Identity theft marketplace sells mothers’ maiden names, dates of birth, etc Boing Boing Customers who aren’t choosy about the identities they’re stealing can get a real bargain. Among the most trafficked commodities in the hacker underground are packages called “fullz infos,” which include the full identity information on dozens or … |
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| IRS doesn’t do good job helping tax identity theft victims, says TIGTA Fierce Government The Internal Revenue Service doesn’t do a good job of providing assistance to victims of tax identity theft, the head of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration told a Nov. 4 House panel. Tax agency procedures pertaining to identity theft … |
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| Father of Zahra Baker wants trial on identity theft, other charges moved from … The Republic Adam Baker faces charges of Identity theft and obtaining property by false pretenses. The girl’s stepmother, Elisa Baker, pleaded guilty in September to second-degree murder in Zahra’s death and was sentenced to 15 to 18 years in prison. … |
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| Former inmate sentenced for role in identity theft scheme KSDK East St. Louis, IL (KSDK) – A former inmate was sentenced to 12 years in prison for participating in an identity theft scheme while incarcerated. Danwine Dewayne Renard, 47, was also ordered to pay $122943.72 in restitution and a $49000 forfeiture … |
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| Children at Higher Risk for Identity Theft than Adults, Study Says Juvenile Justice Information Exchange In fact, kids under the age of 18 are 51 times more likely to become victims of identity theft than their parents, according to a recent report by Carnegie Mellon CyLab. Out of a representative sample of more than 40000 juveniles, 10.2 percent, … |
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| Corporate identity theft: a new realm in risk management Reuters Blogs (blog) 7 (Thomson Reuters Accelus) – These days most people are aware of the dangers of someone stealing and misusing their identity to perpetrate fraud — but less people are familiar with the equivalent crime at a corporate level. Corporate identity theft … |
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| Savannah Man Indicted in Airline Miles & Identity Theft Scheme WSAV-TV United States Attorney Edward J. Tarver said, “Individuals who are alleged to have engaged in financial fraud and identity theft crimes, of any type, will be apprehended and prosecuted in the Southern District of Georgia. Financial fraud and identity … |
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| Public’s help sought in identifying credit card, identity theft suspect Reno Gazette Journal 9:00 pm Washoe County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying this man, who is suspected of credit card and identity theft. / WCSO Washoe County Sheriff’s detectives are seeking the public’s help in identifying a man suspected … |
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| Alleged International ID Theft Ring Founder Vladislav Horohorin Set for US … DigitalJournal.com (press release) Horohorin, a dual citizen of the Ukraine and the State of Israel, was in Nice and about to board a flight to Moscow when police arrested him on charges of access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was indicted in absence by a US federal … |