Thursday, March 1, 2012

Identity Theft Prevention - Thu Mar 1, 2012


Ohio ranks in middle in ID-theft complaints
Columbus Dispatch
By Mark Williams and Tim Feran Ohio is in the middle of the pack when it comes to complaints about identity theft, according to a new federal study that tracks that growing consumer problem and other scams. Ohioans filed 64.8 complaints per 100000...


Greeley-Weld tops state, country in fraud and ID theft complaints
Greeley Tribune
3 in the country for identity theft complaints according to the Federal Trade Commission. In Weld, technically called the Greeley Metropolitan Statistical area, 2306 consumers reported fraud complaints last year, while 403 consumers reported identity ...
Authorities say Jefferson County man takes identity theft to a new level
al.com (blog)
It is, authorities say, one of the most extreme identity theft cases they've seen. "We investigate identity theft on a regular basis but this guy basically tried to take over this victim's whole life, even renovating the house using checks from the ...
Federal Trade Commission: Dunn ranks among country's top 5 in ID theft, fraud rate
Fayetteville Observer
By James Halpin Dunn ranks among the top five places in the country for its rate of identity theft and fraud crimes, and Fayetteville is close behind, according to a Federal Trade Commission report released today. The greater Dunn area had the ...
Couple accused of identity theft
WJXT Jacksonville
A Putnam County couple faces identity theft and fraud charges related to their mobile pet clinic. John and Judy Tabor were arrested Wednesday after months of investigation by the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office. According to court documents, ...
ID theft, fraud cost Americans $1.52B last year
msnbc.com
WASHINGTON — Identity theft and other scams cost Americans $1.52 billion last year, the Federal Trade Commission said on Tuesday. In a nationwide sampling of consumer complaints, law enforcement and other agencies received 1.8 million complaints last ...
Money Matters: Identity theft
NECN
For the 12th year in a row, identity theft was the number one consumer complaint -- irking consumers more than debt collectors, imposter scams and shady credit repair companies. Out of the more than 1.8 million complaints the Federal Trade Commission ...
Wife prevents identity theft
The Augusta Chronicle
By Bill Kirby Most of us are scared to death these days about identity theft. We have good reason, and here's why. I was cleaning up after my wife, and I had finished the annual income tax document collection extravaganza and found some boxes in the ...

Illegal immigrants turning to ID theft to evade tougher scrutiny
My Fox Boston
The real Sonia Souza, who has since remarried and changed her last name to Robinson, denies selling her own identity. However it happened, it's just one example of a growing trend of ID theft among illegal immigrants trying to live and work in the ...


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