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National Identity Theft

Phishers is getting smart and rich

The title is a takeoff of the old adage, would you rather say,”I is rich, or I am smart.” Phishers have learned they need to be...
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Take me off your list!

The phone rings, you pick it up, and the caller begins to explain that the call is response to your inquiry about . . . You interrupt, and say, ...
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The ugly side of identity theft

Last year there were 279,000 reports of identity theft. There have been an estimated 10 million victims each year for 12 straight years. Consumers...
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Identity theft and fraud complaints up 19% in 2011

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released complaint statistics for 2011 last week and identity theft topped the list of fraud complaints for the...
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Twice deported illegal alien charged with running fake document mill

  • Document Mills
  • March 8, 2012
Lowville, NY – On Wednesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Moises Velazquez-Jacobo, 36, for allegedly producing...
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Identity theft, illegals and kids

Identity theft and illegal immigrants are no odd couple to this column. Now enter the children and the growing crime of child identity theft.A...
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Pennsylvania protects birthdates from public disclosure

Who is protecting your date of birth? The obvious answer should be “you.” Who else is legally required to protect consumer birth dates...
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Identity theft: this weekend and the days ahead

Identity thieves will be parading undercover through crowded malls, community events and parking lots over the holiday weekend, next week and into...
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Pearl Harbor, 9/11 and identity theft

Today we commemorate the lives lost during Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor70 years ago. Congress declared war on Japan the day after the sneak...
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N.J. members of large-scale Korean identity theft ring plead guilty

Two members of a large-scale and sophisticated Korean mob identity theft scheme pleaded guilty this week, according to a report obtained by the...
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