Social Security Identity Theft - Mon Mar 26, 2012

Hazelwood Resident's Social Security Number Taken and Used to File Income Taxes Patch.com Identity theft is on the rise during tax season. In a separate incident, another individual's information was falsely used to file a quick deed claim on an apartment By Candace Jarrett Here are a few of the crimes that have occurred in the City of ...

Growing medical identity theft puts patients at risk Greenville News “They should use other means (than Social Security numbers) to identify you. And there needs to be limited access to this information.” Data breaches have been reported at facilities from VA hospitals to private clinics. Theft is the most common cause ...

New Canaan Couple Reports ID Theft to Police Patch.com Police say a fraudulent tax return was reported as filed with the IRS, including a real Social Security number. By Michael Dinan New Canaan police say they're investigating a report of identity theft that targeted town residents.

ID thieves count on fast tax return Columbus Dispatch “If we place a greater value on protecting taxpayers against identity theft and the Treasury against fraudulent refund claims ... we may need to ask all taxpayers to wait longer to receive their tax refunds, or we may need to increase IRS staffing ...

The Case for National ID Cards Daily Beast How do they identify themselves then? Then, of course, they rely on a Social Security number. But Social Security numbers are notoriously prone to theft, fraud and tampering. The IRS counted more than 400000 cases of theft of Social Security numbers in ...

IRS gets tougher on tax-return identity theft The Detroit News By Erika Bolstad The IRS and federal investigators say they've redoubled their efforts to combat tax fraud from identity theft, a crime they call "epidemic" in Florida that's spreading nationwide. The Internal Revenue Service identified and prevented ...

9 tips for protecting your tax return from identity thieves CreditCards.com Once you file your return, no one else can file a return under your Social Security number. Guard your Social Security number, as well as those of family members, so no one else can use them to file returns. In most cases, you only need to keep copies ...

Horry County Sheriff's Office to co-host shred event to protect against ... TheDigitel One of the biggest ways to protect you against identity theft is to shred personal information. You can also adopt a “need to know” approach to your personal data. For example, the more information you put on your checks like social security number and ...

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