Online Scams Identity Theft - Thu Apr 5, 2012

Reader's Watchdog: Identity thieves may target personal tax filings DesMoinesRegister.com Identity thieves also can get personal information through purse or wallet thefts, trash, phone scams— and innocent mistakes we all make online. “You could be causing your own identity theft situations without even realizing it,” she said.

New Mexico ring uses Tarrant court records to steal identities Fort Worth Star Telegram Forms are available online and at the courthouse. Have more to add? News tip? Tell us By Dave Lieber An identity theft ring based in Albuquerque has stolen the identities of 232 people, most with ties to Tarrant County, Albuquerque police tell The ...

Protect your identity highlights fraud seminar The Star Democrat Representatives from various agencies with vested interests in helping consumers prevent identity theft in Maryland spoke to a packed house at the Queen Anne's Department of Community Services (the former Kramer Senior Center) on specific ways to ...

1940 census records include 21 million still alive Wall Street Journal Morris, who is in her 100th year, will get to experience the novelty of seeing her own name and details about her life in the records being released by the US National Archives online after 72 years of confidentiality expires.

Credit Card Processor Hit by Hackers ABC News And earlier this year online shoe retailer Zappos disclosed hackers took e-mail and shipping addresses, phone numbers and account passwords for some 24 million customers, data useful for identity theft. "Any business that's capturing payment data is a ... ID thieves file fake tax returns Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (blog) “These complaints underscore the need for all consumers to be proactive in guarding their personal information whether online, at home or on their person.” In 2011, the office received 19 tax-related identity theft complaints with only two of those ...

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