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Earlier this week Redmond-based Microsoft's co-founder Paul Allen had his identity stolen. A soldier was able to get enough information to get...

A senior citizen receives mail that promises her the opportunity to receive a $10,000 Sweepstakes check but first she has to send the organization...

"There are two you's in existence today. The one that your family, friends, and loved ones see, and the other you exists in a database, as...

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...

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, ...

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...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released complaint statistics for 2011 last week and identity theft topped the list of fraud complaints for the...

Lowville, NY – On Wednesday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Moises Velazquez-Jacobo, 36, for allegedly producing...

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...

Who is protecting your date of birth? The obvious answer should be “you.” Who else is legally required to protect consumer birth dates...