FTC BANS TELEMARKETER
According to the FTC’s website, American consumers won’t be getting any more telemarketing pitches from robocaller Fereidoun “Fred” Khalilian, under a settlement…
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OREGON DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DATA LOSS
The Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) announced it discovered the personal data of hundreds of its employees on a portable jump drive. …
Read More →STUDENT BOOKSTORE DATA BREACH & UNAUTHORIZED CHARGES
Nearly a month ago, a bookstore close to East Carolina University detected and repaired a data breach. Since then, unauthorized charges are continuing to post to…
Read More →8TH CIRCUIT – CONSUMERS HAVE NO PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION UNDER FCRA UNLESS CONSUMER FIRST DISPUTES CREDIT REPORT WITH EQUIFAX, EXPERIAN OR TRANS UNION
ANDERSON v. EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION Chad L. Anderson, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. EMC Mortgage Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 09-3906. United States Court of…
Read More →COUPLE SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR MASSIVE IDENTITY THEFT SCHEME
According to Dennis Yost at NBCi.com, A Columbus, Ohio couple was sentenced to prison for what is being called a “massive…
Read More →HOW MANY QUI TAM CASES ARE UNDER SEAL?
In a joint letter to Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), DoJ Assistant Attorney General Ronald Weich and Assistant…
Read More →HOW DO I GET MY FREE CREDIT REPORT?
How do I get my free credit report? Federal law provides consumers with the right to receive one free credit report (annual file disclosure)…
Read More →POLICE LOOKING FOR BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA IDENTITY THIEF
Jefferson County (Birmingham, Alabama) police are looking for a man charged with identity theft. Authorities say Tedo Meyon Jackson, 41,…
Read More →FREE CREDIT REPORT AFTER BEING DENIED CREDIT, EMPLOYMENT OR INSURANCE
You may request a free report after you receive a denial of credit, employment or insurance. The free credit report should be requested from…
Read More →FIFA INVESTIGATES PASSPORT ID THEFT LINKED TO 2006 WORLD CUP TICKET SALES
FIFA is investigating one of its own in association with ID theft linked with 2006 World Cup tickets. The ticket…
Read More →CREDIT REPAIR COMPANY SETTLES FALSE CLAIMS ALLEGATIONS WITH FTC
A credit repair operation, Clean Credit Report Services, Inc., has agreed to stop making false claims and stop charging consumers…
Read More →ATTORNEY GENERAL ALERTS CONSUMERS ABOUT DEBT COLLECTION SCAM
Illinois’ Attorney General, Lisa Madigan, is warning Illinois residents to be on the alert for con artists posing as debt collectors. The scam…
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