Identity Theft Answers Blog: December 2011

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Business Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

TheCelebrityCafe.com
... according to Hispanic Business. According to the website, Christopher Chaney, 35, faces 26 charges that include identity theft, unauthorized computer access and wiretapping. If convicted on all charges, he faces up to 121 years in prison. ...

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Email Hoax Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Watercooler: Tips for protecting personal data while shopping online
Salt Lake Tribune
Consumers can save money, time and hassle by buying online, but they're also targets for identity theft and online scams. Update your computer's anti-virus and anti-spyware software » If you're using a wireless connection, make sure it's encrypted with ...

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Identity Theft Laws News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

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Identity Theft Quiz June 2011 ALSP Law Series A Collaboration of Center for Arkansas Legal Services, Legal Aid of Arkansas & Arkansas Volunteer Lawyers for ...

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Victims of Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Insider Identity Theft Continues to Plague Victims - ID Guardian
IN THE HEADLINES: Insider Identity Theft Continues to Plague Victims. Posted by: Neal OFarrell on December 28, 2011. In: In the Headlines · Comments ...

Identity Theft Elder Abuse Attorney San Francisco
Have You Been the Victim of Identity Theft? Every year, millions of adults in the United States are reported victims of identity theft, and countless more ...

But it wasn't me! Identity theft victim finally gets Eppicard refund ...
Pat Centeno counts on the child support money she receives from her ex- husband to help her two daughters. One day when one of them was hungry, and ...

[INSTITUTION] - - Identity Theft Victims Still Waiting for Tax Refund
Identity Theft Victims Still Waiting for Tax Refund. Thieves collected refund after filing false return. December 28, 2011. A Florida family says they are still dealing ...

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Reporting Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

During Holidays Identity Theft Runs Rampant; CreditQ.com Warns Prevention is Key
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
But CreditQ.com warns that being complacent when it comes to ID theft and fraud may cost you much more than you bargain for. In order to inform people about the danger, the financial website offers a new article entitled, "When it Comes to Identity ...

Don't forget your free credit report
KOMO News
If not, why not? It's one of the best ways to spot identity theft. You're entitled to one free report every 12 months from each of the big three credit reporting agencies: Experian, Transunion and Equifax. But for some reason, most people don't get ...

Fraud Alert Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Vallecito Post Office Vandalism
MyMotherLode.com
Individuals who are concerned about identity theft can fax or mail an Extended Fraud Alert Request to any of the three credit reporting bureaus. ...

Public can play role in safety of all
Bowling Green Daily News
An alert store clerk at Best Buy helped thwart a woman who claimed to be working a ... Because we know that fraud and identity theft can be used to fund ...

During Holidays Identity Theft Runs Rampant; CreditQ.com Warns ...
Insurance News Net
... is evidence of fraud, and placing an alert when fraud is suspected or anticipated. Ultimately,CreditQ.com warns that identity theft affects millions of ...

Credit Monitoring Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Who Uses Credit Monitoring Services?
Credit monitoring services are used by people who wish to keep a close eye on ... are concerned they may become a victim of credit card fraud, or identity theft.

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Identity Theft Investment Fraud News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Washington, DC - FBI's Top Ten News Stories for the Week Ending ...
Imperial Valley News
Chicago: Investment Adviser Charged with Defrauding 10 Clients of $4.26 Million ... Philadelphia: Pennsylvania Man Sentenced for Identity Theft - Anthony ...

During Holidays Identity Theft Runs Rampant; CreditQ.com Warns ...
DigitalJournal.com
Ultimately, CreditQ.com warns that identity theft affects millions of ... website looks to provide news and advice that will help consumers avoid ID fraud, ...

Mortgage Scam Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Rhode Island State Police Arrest Two Brothers for $2.28 Million Mortgage Fraud
LoanSafe
During August 2010, members of the Rhode Island State Police received information of a mortgage fraud scheme perpetrated by a Dr. Timothy E. O'Brien, age 55, of 42 Marine Road, South Kingstown, RI, and Eugene L. O'Brien, age 50, of 5 Third Street, ...

Bill's Roundup: How a Hiker Died, and Mortgage Scams
Prescott eNews
The local Better Business Bureau is warning homeowners that changes to mortgage rules bring outscammers. Bureau officials note President Obama announced changes to the Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) last October to allow homeowners whose ...

Meridian's Berg Writes Book to Ask Forgiveness, Spread Blame
LoanSafe
by Alex Ferreras on December 30, 2011 in Scams (Source Rami Grunbaum The Seattle Times) – Frederick Darren Berg, who pleaded guilty in August to defrauding investors of approximately $100 million, has been busy during his 14 months in federal custody. ...

Justice sought for the victims of foreclosure
San Francisco Examiner
In May she formed the Mortgage Fraud Strike Force to investigate predatory lending scams and corporate investment securities misconduct. A week after its formation, the California Department of Justice sued several law firms and their marketing ...

Computer Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Can You Outsmart a Phish? 8 Tips to Avoid Identity Theft ...
Your bank sent an email warning that your account may have been compromised , and wants you to click on a link to confirm your identity. Your email.

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Internet Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 31. 2011

ID Thief Arrested In West Linn
750 KXL
Lai was so prolific at ID Theft that UPS actually made a delivery of additional items while the police were at his home serving the search warrant. Lai obtained the stolen credit card numbers that he used from an Internet website that catered to ...
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Social Security Fraud News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Great Falls woman sentenced to prison, $115K restitution for welfare fraud
KXLH Helena News
Investigation by MT DPHHS, and the offices of Inspector General for the Social SecurityAdministration, Housing and Urban Development, and Agriculture, revealed facts which established that Pitzer and her husband did indeed live at the same address ...

USCIS Complacency Surrounding Alleged Fraud Exporting Children from Ethiopia
Nazret.com (blog)
Sadly, it appears that the underlying social, legal, ethical, moral, and national securityimplications and the welfare and best interest of the children, their natural parents, and innocent adoptive parents, have been deemed tolerable collateral ...

Medical Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Are you a Victim of Medical identity theft? | Bruce Demarest Creating ...
Medical identity theft is the fraudulent use of an individual's health information to obtain access to obtain medical services or goods. Medical identity theft often ...

The Truth About the Medical Information Bureau and Identity Theft
The Truth About the Medical Information Bureau and Identity Theft.

Social Security Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Name Social Security | Indestructible Aluminum Wallet to Protect ...
Identity Theft Toolkit Identity Theft Toolkit 1 Safeguard yourself from Identity Theft Identity Theft—the unauthorized and illegal use of your name, Social Security ...

Identity Theft Facts News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

STATE v. McFARLAND
Leagle.com
We begin with the relevant procedural facts. On October 19, 2006, a Josephine County grand jury indicted defendant for one count of identity theft. ...

PEOPLE v. PARKS
Leagle.com
The prosecution subsequently added the charge of identity theft. (Pen. ... The following facts are taken from the preliminary hearing transcript. ...

Identity Theft Resources News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Identity Theft Service | Indestructible Aluminum Wallet to Protect ...
The service is powered by Debix, Identity Theft 911, The Identity Theft Resource Center, and more, spoke at Stolen Futures, the FTC forum on Child Identity Theft ...

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Identity Theft Prevention News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Pennsylvania man sentenced for identity theft
Westmoreland County Times
Iacono pleaded guilty to wire fraud, credit card fraud and aggravated identity theft charges on August 19, 2010. Judge Bartle described the actions of the defendant as committed with a “depravity of heart and mind.” Iacono fraudulently obtained over $2 ...

Plaintiff in Iowa Bias Suit to Face Theft Charge
ClaimsJournal.com
By RYAN J. FOLEY | December 30, 2011 A former Iowa workforce adviser helping lead a class-action discrimination lawsuit filed by black workers is expected to face federal charges of embezzlement and identity theft. Linda Pippen is due in court ...

Identity Theft Protection News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Study: Medical Identity Theft Rising Sharply
Credit.com News (blog)
Only 35 percent of respondents said their employers offer identity theft protection to affected patients. What's more, the breaches themselves appear to be getting more serious. The average number of patient records stolen or lost in each breach rose ...

Thieves, Vandals Lack The Christmas Spirit
Patch.com
21-27: Police receive reports of burglary, identity theft and domestic abuse. • A resident in the 10 block of Skylark Drive reported his 8' x 8' inflatable globe Christmas decoration was slashed. This occurred last year too. The loss is $325. ...

Online Scam Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

BizCloud Computing Consultants: Tips for Protecting Your Identity and Privacy ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Most of these complaints involve either the theft of consumers' identities and other personal information or scams sent by cyber criminals to individuals whose private contact information they obtained through nefarious means. ...

During Holidays Identity Theft Runs Rampant; CreditQ.com Warns Prevention is Key
PR Web (press release)
-Do include only minimal amounts of information when completing any online transaction. -Do use a website's extra security protection, when available. Additionally, the article addresses steps to take once someone has become a victim of ID fraud. ...

West Linn man charged in identity theft case
KATU
That's where police arrested Khoi Lai on identity theft charges. Police said Lai was using credit cards to make purchases online and ship those purchases to his West Linn apartment. One of the charges Ivins found out about was $275 spent at a Swiss ...

Stratfor Offers Customers Identity Theft Protection After Hack
Forbes
When illegal activity is detected, such as the trading or selling of personal information online, Global ID Protector will notify the subscriber and provide instructions on how to prevent further exposure,fraud and take action to restore their ...

Identity Theft Victim Receives $4000 Bill From IRS
WOWT
We constantly hear about cases of identity theft and this was a shocker. One Omaha man had his identity stolen more than a year ago but he found out a few days ago, when the IRS sent him a bill. “I would have to pay each month,” said Jose Sanchez. ...

Phishing Scam Identity Theft News - Sat Dec 31, 2011

Phishing Scam Targets New Owners of Apple Products
WHNT
If you own an AppleID account, be sure to look out for a well-crafted phishing scam that's been going over the past week. The email has targeted Apple users, fooling them into give their Apple IDs and billing information. Internet security firm Intego ...

Victim warning others of phishing scams
NBC2 News
But phishing scammers aren't just targeting the elderly. Deputies say just before Christmas, they received several calls from people complaining about phishing scams, just like the one Bernosky fell for. Deputies say the most common phishing scams are ...

China seeks to combat hi-tech crimewave
BBC News
By ensuring that the websites of banks appear first, the government hopes to limit the numbers of people falling for phishing scams and visiting the fake sites. Some of the search engines will put a special icon next to the bank links in lists of ...

Phishing E-mail Scam Victimize Customers of Chase and Barclays Bank
SPAMfighter News
Clients of Chase Bank, headquartered in Chicago, US are recently receiving authentic looking spoofed e-mails and the login page of the bank seeking confidential information through a well-chalked out phishing scam. Once the confidential credentials are ...

HMRC phishing scam promises end of year refund
Naked Security
by Joshua Long on December 29, 2011 | 1 Comment Emails are currently circulating that purport to be sent by the UK tax organization HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). These e-mails claim that the recipient is eligible to receive a tax refund and that he or...

Feds Charge 14 Romanians With “Phishing” Internet Scam to Get Peoples ...
ticklethewire.com
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Federal authorities in Connecticut last week announced charges against the 14 for allegedly getting personal information from people on the Internet through a scheme known as “phishing. ...

Hampton Falls police keep town aware of scams
Seacoastonline.com
Lt. Thomas Boynton issued a warning in early December regarding a new cell phone "phishing"scam in which an individual receives a text message about his or her "deactivated debit card" from a subject seeking the message recipient's personal ...

Schemes and Rip Offs: Top Scams of 2011
Valley News Live
Also in 2011, global travel was hit by a volcanic eruption in Iceland. As well as triggering seismic activity, it sparked a number of scams including bogus claims of being stranded and a phishing scam based on a phony 9. Doorstep scams (Predicted #8). ...

Cyber criminals eye year-end online shoppers
afaqs (press release)
Security solutions firm Trend Micro discovered a phishing scam that targets those purchasing an iPhone 4S through eBay. This involved domains that displayed replicated eBay posts for iPhone 4S units. Amit Nath Country Manager India and SAARC Trend ...

Friday, December 30, 2011

Child Identity Theft News - Fri Dec 30, 2011

Neshoba man charged with child exploitation
Philadelphia Neshoba Democrat
Investigators initially seized Chesney's computer in connection with a reported identity theft case where someone was allegedly impersonating a Philadelphia woman on Facebook. Investigators believe that the pictures on the computer were part of a .

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Business Identity Theft News - Fri Dec 30, 2011

Small business defense against cybercrime
Reuters Blogs (blog)
Eduard Goodman, Chief Privacy Officer for Identity Theft 911 has seen an increase in small businesses being targeted for cybercrime within the last five to seven years. Highly desirable data include customer information lists and personally ...

Security Online
Cooperator
And while identity theft is a growing business, New York has enacted laws to make sure your information doesn't leave the management company's computers or offices. In September 2006, New York Governor George Pataki created the New York Social Security ...

Local Business Burglarized While Suspect Holds Worker Hostage
Patch.com
Theft from a vehicle was reported from Deodar Street, Dec. 17 at 12:13 am Unknown suspect(s) entered the unlocked vehicle and removed $2680 worth of property from the rear passenger seat before fleeing undetected. Identity theft was reported from ...

Cybersecurity insurance: What small businesses need to know
Washington Post (blog)
“Most small business packages don't cover data breaches or really anything data related,” said Matt Cullina, chief executive of Identity Theft 911, a business and data risk management firm. “Many have an exclusion called the 'intangible property ...

Email Hoax Identity Theft News - Fri Dec 30, 2011

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McAfee SECURE sites help keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware ... Tags: Christmas scams, email scams, family online safety, phishing, ...

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Identity Theft Laws News - Fri Dec 30, 2011

Secretary of State touts voter photo ID education effort
The Daily News Journal
“This new law helps us combat a specific type of election fraud known as voter identity theft,” Goins said. “This type of fraud is very difficult to detect, absent safeguards like requiring photo IDs.” To date, the voter outreach campaign on the photo ...

ID Watchdog, Inc. Press Release
MarketWatch (press release)
ID Watchdog was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The Company provides patent-pending, three-tiered comprehensive monitoring, detection and resolution for identity theft. ID Watchdog proactively detects identity theft problems ...

Victims of Identity Theft News - Fri Dec 30, 2011

Crime Victims May Need Extra Legal Help During Down Economy
Public News Service
Identity theft is also common after a violent crime. Pierce says lawyers can help unravel the mess. The Center also offers a self-help toolkit for all ID theft victims. Local law enforcement officials are typically a great resource for crime victims, ...

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Reporting Identity Theft News - Fri Dec 30, 2011

Iowa Bias Plaintiff to be Removed After Conviction
KCRG
28, 2011 after pleading guilty to charges of embezzlement and identity theft. She later told reporters her high-profile claims of racial discrimination in Iowa hiring practices remained valid. (AP Photo/Ryan J. Foley) By Kara Kelly IOWA CITY, ...

Social Media Identity Theft News - Fri Dec 30, 2011

Five Social Media Risks Every Employee Should Know About | Tech ...
Risk of identity theft. Identity theft has always been a lingering risk whenever one opens an online account. Whether it's in a social media website, an online bank ...

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Fraud Alert Identity Theft News - Fri Dec 30, 2011

Scam alert: Credit fraud isn't always resolved quickly
The Idaho Statesman
While the fraud had been stopped, the processing fee on the “invalid” ... It took three months of correspondence for the identity theft to be resolved. ...

Physician's computers were stolen
San Antonio Express
... told his patients they might want to place a fraud alert on their credit report. ... Medical identity theft involves someone obtaining health care under ...

Store clerk helps cops uncover fraud case
Bowling Green Daily News
An alert store clerk at Best Buy helped lead Bowling Green police to the arrest ... the federal agency that investigates counterfeiting and identity theft. ...