Saturday, June 9, 2012

Online Scams Identity Theft - Sat Jun 9, 2012


UK cops hunt for thousands who bought identity fraud 'packages' online
myfoxny.com
LONDON -- An extensive search is underway in the UK for thousands of individuals who used anonline service that helped people commit identity theft and mortgage fraud. Authorities uncovered the scam in 2006 after links to the website of Confidential ...
Identity theft gang's 'students' wanted by police
BBC News
The people behind the online enterprise, Confidential Access (CA), sold fake IDs, documents and tips on how to commit fraud to their customers. CA's leaders ran it from Alicante, Spain, while UK employees monitored the website and produced false ...

Police search for 11000 in identity scam
Telegraph.co.uk
... out fraud via secure online chat forums. Judge David Higgins said the gang, who ran the site from Alicante in Spain while others in the UK monitored the website and produced false documents, had undertaken identity theft on an "industrial scale".

Seniors learn how to guard against consumer fraud
The Union Leader
According to the FTC, 30.2 million adults in the United States, or 13.2 percent of the adult population, were victims of fraud in 2007, the most recent year nationwide statistics are available. Consumers should avoid identify theft and protect their ...
Identity Theft: A View From The Trenches
EON: Enhanced Online News (press release)
DES MOINES, Iowa--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--For 12 years running, identity theft has been the leading consumer complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission. And for those past 12 years, Jeff Wilcox, a Certified Identity Theft Specialist, ...
Seniors often prime target of scammers — protect yourself
Superior Telegram
Finally, identity theft continues to grow as a serious problem affecting all consumers, including older citizens. While sometimes the consumer has no way to prevent this, scammers often succeed in duping consumers to hand over their credit card, ...
19 arrested in tax fraud and ID theft investigation
News Chief
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd gives a press conference on a PCSO tax fraud investigation called "Stop the Drop" that netted 19 suspects, photographed at the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Winter Haven, FL on Tuesday May 8, 2012.

Police Tips: Save Yourself From Being Scammed
Patch.com
Check credit report for suspicious activity: Obtain a copy of your credit report often to make sure it's correct, and did you know it's also a good place to catch scams? Jay Foley, executive director of the Identity Theft Resource Center, ...
CFA: Online scam artist tactics exposed
Providence Eyewitness News
"We had an employee looking to sell a leather couch," said Matt Cullina of Identity Theft 911. Of the thirteen responses his employee received, five were not legitimate. That's when Cullina decided to play their game, and he responded to one of the ...
Fake rent ads circulate online
Sequim Gazette
Sequim Police are warning residents of rental scams circulating the area through an online classified website. Sequim Police Officer Maris Turner said scammers are using www.craigslist.org to post false rental listings. A local real estate agent ...
Easy Solutions Positioned in the Niche Players Quadrant for the 2011 Web Fraud ...
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
Our goal is to continuously innovate and to serve as the trusted ally for businesses fighting onlinethreats”. Easy Solutions provides technology security solutions, focusing on electronic fraud threats such as Phishing, Pharming, Identity Theft and ...
Watch out for online fraudsters
Telegraph.co.uk
The real risk to those banking online is identity theft and fraud. This is when fraudsters use your personal details to take our credit in your name – or even take over and empty your account. The fraud prevention organisation CIFAS suggests that signs...



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