Identity Theft Articles
Identity theft is a growing problem across the nation, and Yakima Valley in Washington State is yet another location joining the list of places experiencing growing numbers of thefts. David Gilbreath is the president and CEO of Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Yakima Valley. He reports that identity theft is one of the most rapidly growing crimes in Yakima Valley but it is difficult to police.
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Identity theft is on the rise and the laws that protect consumers are also becoming increasingly tougher and with few loop holes, plus consumes are receiving more protection too.
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Although financially you might not be on the hook if your identity is stolen, you will be on the hook for hundreds of man hours you’ll need to correct the problems created all over the place.
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There are many different identity theft scams that we are faced with. Part of keeping you’re your id, your money, and your credit safe is to know what scams are most common.
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You meet what appears to be Mr. Right and you’re ready to believe every word he tells you. After all he’s wealthy, charming, and…or wait is he? What you should know before you open your purse.
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Caller ID is meant to keep the recipient of the call safe by revealing the phone number of the caller.
But crooks are using this safety feature to their advantage—by signing on with services that disguise their phone number and even, in some cases, the voice. For about $10 an hour, a con artist can potentially receive very profitable returns by stealing identifying information on any number of unsuspecting individuals.
And amazingly, though ID theft is obviously a crime, these call spoofing services are legal in every state in the U.S. except one.
The Governor's Wife Gets a Phone Call
ABC News recently ...
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With all the dire news on increasing identity theft, we have something good to relate: an ID thief recently tried to sell his stolen goods...and got caught in the act.
The Tennessean reported last week that Nashville resident Steven Gilmore was arrested when he attempted to sell a flash drive—a portable storage device—to an undercover agent. The drive was filled with Social Security and bank account numbers, the Tennessean reported.
Gilmore faces charges of identity theft, aggravated identity theft and access device fraud.
Feds Tracked Gilmore for 16 Months
Gilmore had been under suspicion of illegal activities since December of 2007, when a ...
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The words “April 15th” cause groans all over the United States each year. But for one citizen, Tax Day last year was his heads-up that someone had been tampering with his identity.
Aaron Marks of Boston, MA told MSNBC that when he attempted to electronically file his taxes last year, the Internal Revenue Service informed him that he could not--because someone else had already filed in his name.
Marks was told on the phone to submit his tax forms anyway, but has told reporters that a year later, he still hasn’t received his refund. He says he’s owed $2000 from the 2007 ...
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If only he'd requested annual copies of his credit report and gone over his accounts with a fine-tooth comb, Jake LeGette may never have become a victim of identity theft.
And an occasional search on the internet to look for deliberate misuse of overuse of his name wouldn't have hurt, either.
But the thought of taking such standard precautions never crossed LeGette's mind.
And it's not because he's irresponsible or forgetful. It's because Jake LeGette is only 11 years old.
Shocking News
When the enterprising Miami, FL preteen attempted to open a bank account as a depository for his chore earnings, he was surprised to ...
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For some time now we've been reporting that identity theft is going high-tech, with techno-savvy thieves creating more and more ways to target and rob their victims.
As computer-operated machines, ATMs have not been immune. Familiar ways to steal information from ATM cards include withholding and skimming, both of which involve the placement of mechanisms on the machine to read a card's data, and the installation of tiny cameras to watch customers input their PINs.
But now ID thieves have kicked their crooked technology up a notch—by installing a Trojan virus to hack victims' information from the inside.
The Discovery
The hacking was ...
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