Thursday, February 23, 2012

Social Security Identity Theft - Thu Feb 23, 2012


Identity Fraud Rose in 2011 Based on Findings from the Recently Released 2012 ...
Bradenton Herald
Intersections Inc. (NASDAQ: INTX), a leading provider of consumer and corporate identity theft risk management services, and provider of the award winning identity theft protection service, IDENTITY GUARD® TOTAL PROTECTION(SM) , is a co-sponsor to the ...
More Weather Shield Identity Theft Victims Come Forward
WSAW
They're just two of more than 36 past and present Weather Shield employees who have filed police reports after learning their social security numbers had been used to send in false tax returns. "I have to file a report with the IRS, with the Credit ...
Smartphones, social media fueled rise in identity fraud
News 10NBC
The rise in identity theft is being carried around in our own hands, pockets and purses. According to research firm Javelin Strategy & Research, the use of smartphones and social media fueled the rise in identity fraud last year.

Report Links Increase In ID Theft To Rise In Smartphone Use, Social Media
The Consumerist
Perhaps not surprisingly, smartphone users and people who use social media publicly are putting themselves at the most risk for fraud and theft. According to the survey, 7% of smartphone owners were victims of identity fraud, significantly higher than ...

Lesley A. Sive, Tax Controversy and Tax Compliance Attorney, Reminds Taxpayers ...
PR Web (press release)
Identity Theft tops the list of scams. One of the most common forms of identity theftinvolves an identity thief using the social security number of a legitimate taxpayer and filing a forged tax return to claim a fraudulent refund.

Survey: ID theft on the rise again, card victims jump by 2 million annually
msnbc.com (blog) (subscription)
Identity thieves have regained the upper hand, suggests a new survey released Wednesday by fraud research firm Javelin Strategy & Research. The firm's annual survey of 5000 consumers suggests a rise in the rate of ID theft during 2011, reversing a drop ...


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