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The market online and electronic market for ringtones is full of scams. Leave it to resourceful identity thieves to find a way to take advantage of our need for the latest ringtones and applications for our cellphones. Thieves have found a way to steal identities using ringtone web sites. Kids make especially...
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An investigation that has lasted nearly four years came to a close on February 25th when three members of a sophisticated identity theft ring were charged with 78 identity theft related felonies. Albert Jose Gonzalez, 39, of Lancaster, Josue Gustavo Albizuras, 42, of Los Angeles, and Cesar Vasquez Echeverria...
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More Bad News At The Gasoline Station – identity thieves who install hard-to-detect electronic devices at stations to steal credit and debit card data. If you drive a car – and that means almost everyone in the U.S. - an unthought-of source of identity theft worries has become a problem in many states...
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Medical identity theft becoming an increasing problem Medical identity theft is becoming an ever-increasing issue, and with credit card theft, once an identity thief gets hold of enough information they can easily assume another identity and obtain medical services under the name of another person. The...
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Most people are pretty careful with their SSN because they know that if the wrong person gets it, all kinds of bad things can happen. What kind of bad things? The most common form of identity theft, since all that is required is a social security number, is credit identity theft. This is when a thief...
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Women seem to be more likely to become victims of identity theft than men. Once again, the Javelin Identity Fraud Survey Report has been released and shows a significant difference between the way men and women react to identity theft fraud. For the second straight year, the study by Javelin Strategy...
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The number if identity theft cases reported for 2009 has increased over the previous year once again, but a major study shows that increased security, consumer awareness and access to prevention services has had a beneficial effect for consumers. The sixth consecutive Identity theft research study conducted...
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Robin Hood in Denver? Robin Joshua Hood, 34, not the famed Sherwood Forest bandit — was charged today in Denver with identity theft and criminal impersonation. Robin Hood was caught after attempting to steal from a Denver record store on January 6th. He was stopped by security personnel, police were...
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Watch your mail … many “tax-time” forms contain sensitive personal information … including your Social Security number. As we reach the height of tax season, the mail is full of forms containing a wealth of personal information. Employers were required by law to send out W-2s by the end of January. In...
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Creating strong passwords to protect against identity theft. In the battle to keep our personal and financial information out of the hands of identity thieves, passwords are frequently the last line of defense. To an identity thief, there is a virtual treasure-trove of information stored online. Web...
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