Business Identity Theft - Thu Jul 26, 2012

Faces in business: Christina Parrott Nelson
Bradenton Herald
The risk was the decision to become an identity theft risk management
specialist because I did not know when it would have a business
application. It is an education process to teach people that identity theft
is a legal situation. If you could travel the world, ...
<http://www.bradenton.com/2012/07/25/4127010/faces-in-business-christina-parrott.html>

Valdosta woman accused of identity theft
Online Athens
Prine said 27-year-old Belinda Renee Harris was arrested Monday following a
federal and state investigation of identity theft cases involving
fraudulent income tax filings. He said the investigation also resulted in
the arrest of 20-year-old Aaron Lamar Casey ...
<http://onlineathens.com/local-news/2012-07-24/valdosta-woman-accused-identity-theft>


Shred North Expands Paper Shredding Service Into Eastern Ontario
Melodika.net (press release)
Businesses are turning to paper shredding as a means of reducing liability
as well as maintaining compliance with legislation. With identity theft on
the rise by as much as 250% in some areas of North America, having a
document destruction policy in place is ...
<http://www.melodika.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=336422&Itemid=54>


Better Business Bureau seeks to veto utility scam
Alexandria Echo Press
The Better Business Bureau of Minnesota and North Dakota (BBB) is issuing
an urgent warning to businesses and consumers about a scam claiming that
President Obama will pay their utility bills through a new federal program.
... it or how it will be used ...
<http://www.echopress.com/event/article/id/96035/group/homepage/>


5 Business Trends Driving IAM Spending
Dark Reading
As deperimeterization, data theft risks, and compliance mandates all
converge to weigh on IT security shoulders at once, enterprises are looking
more closely at the way they approach identity and access management (IAM).
No longer content with manual ...
<http://www.darkreading.com/identity-and-access-management/167901114/security/news/240003334/5-business-trends-driving-iam-spending.html>


Identity-Theft-Answers.com providing comprehensive answers for you and your family on issues regarding Identity Theft.

Website: http://www.identity-theft-answers.com

Follow us on Twitter: idtheftanswers

group-surveys.com

online marketing

AARP Identity Theft - Thu Jul 26, 2012

Spammers promising $1000 cards really want your personal data
AARP News
Gift card messages can also be a front to collect personal information
useful in identity theft. A final step toward claiming the bogus AARP gift
card ...
<http://www.aarp.org/money/scams-fraud/info-07-2012/phony-aarp-gift-card-scam.html?intcmp=HPBB2C>

Identity-Theft-Answers.com providing comprehensive answers for you and your family on issues regarding Identity Theft.

Website: http://www.identity-theft-answers.com

Follow us on Twitter: idtheftanswers

group-surveys.com

online marketing

Business Identity Theft - Sun Feb 22, 2012

Business at a glance
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
Frontier Communications recently launched Frontier Identity Protection, an
identity theft and fraud protection service provided by Frontier and Kroll
Advisory Solutions. The benefits include: identity theft restoration and
recovery, unlimited professional ...
<http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20120722/BIZ11/307229970/1031/biz>


US Stocks Up on Strong Corporate Earnings Reports
Capital.gr (press release)
Capital One Financial fell 2% after saying it will pay $210 million to
settle a regulatory probe alleging that the company failed to properly
monitor third-party sales of consumer credit-protection products such as
identity-theft-monitoring services. (END) Dow ...
<http://english.capital.gr/News.asp?id=1562284>


Use a rural mailbox? Rusk Co. experiencing mail thefts | Business
KLTV
These items are being used to commit identity theft and forgery, among
other crimes. The Sheriff's Department suggests several tips for rural
mailbox holders. First, when sending payments by mail, citizens may want to
contact the person or company to ensure ...
<http://henderson.kltv.com/news/business/87649-use-rural-mailbox-rusk-co-experiencing-mail-thefts>

Identity-Theft-Answers.com providing comprehensive answers for you and your family on issues regarding Identity Theft.

Website: http://www.identity-theft-answers.com

Follow us on Twitter: idtheftanswers

group-surveys.com

online marketing

Social Security Identity Theft - Sun Jul 22, 2012

Customers warned about bill scam
WAVY-TV
And Dominion said that giving personal information such as a Social
Security number could lead to identity theft. Officials say that victims
have reported being contacted in person, by phone text message and social
media. They were asked to register their ...
<http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/dominion-warning-customers-about-bill-scam>

Dominion warns against bill-paying scam
Virginia Gazette
Originally Published: Friday, July 20, 2012. From Dominion Virginia Power
RICHMOND -- Dominion Virginia Power cautioned customers today not to
divulge personal information such as a Social Security number or banking
information to anyone offering to help them pay their utility bills through
a federal program. According to the Better Business Bureau, there is no
federal program to pay household bills, and providing personal information
could lead to identity theft and credit issues. "Scams are always
troubling, ...
<http://www.vagazette.com/articles/2012/07/20/news/doc5009adafb8ba3010013913.txt>

Avoiding id theft on vacation
7Online.com
ShareThis via email, AIM, social bookmarking and networking sites, etc.
Nina Pineda More: Bio, Blog, Facebook, Twitter, Stories by Nina Pineda,
News Team. Eyewitness News. NEW YORK (WABC) -- Vacation season is here, and
it can be easy to let your guard down and forget some of the precautions
you take at home to protect yourself from id theft. Leave your cares, not
your wits at home because targeting tourists is what security experts call
a cottage industry. "Identity thieves take advantage of distraction and ...
<http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/7_on_your_side&id=8743427>


Dominion warning customers about bill scam
The Virginian-Pilot
The company, citing the Better Business Bureau, says there is no such
program and that giving personal information such as a Social Security
number could lead to identity theft, a Dominion news release says. Victims
reported being contacted in person and ...
<http://hamptonroads.com/2012/07/dominion-warning-customers-about-bill-scam>


Social Security selling dead peoples' identities for $10 a pop
CNNMoney
The Social Security Administration created the file to help financial
institutions and businesses prevent identity theft, by using the file to
cross-reference applicants or customers to make sure they are not using a
deceased person's identity. But Senator Bob ...
<http://money.cnn.com/2012/07/18/pf/identity-theft-deceased/>


Alice Brown: A Case of Mistaken Death
Palisadian-Post
'We also have concerns that DMF [Death Master File] update files, some with
active SSNs [Social Security numbers], are a potential source of
information that would be useful in perpetrating SSN misuse and identity
theft, including the theft of child identities,' ...
<http://www.palisadespost.com/news/content.php?id=7636>


Personal data exposed in DHHS mailing mishap
Bangor Daily News
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Department of Health and Human Services mistakenly
mailed confidential information including Social Security numbers and bank
account data for about 80 people to the wrong homes. The error affected 79
people in 31 households who ... Those whose information was mistakenly
shared were notified by DHHS staff and offered identity theft insurance,
free credit reports and daily credit monitoring. People who received the
confidential information ... Awareness key to protecting your identity ...
<http://bangordailynews.com/2012/07/19/health/personal-data-exposed-in-dhhs-mailing-mishap/?ref=latest>

Identity-Theft-Answers.com providing comprehensive answers for you and your family on issues regarding Identity Theft.

Website: http://www.identity-theft-answers.com

Follow us on Twitter: idtheftanswers

group-surveys.com

online marketing

Social Security Fraud - Sat Jul 21, 2012

Pa. councilman sentenced for Social Security fraud
San Francisco Chronicle
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A northwestern Pennsylvania county councilman was
sentenced Friday to a year and a day in federal prison for using a
fraudulent Social Security number after his attempt to withdraw a guilty
plea failed earlier this week. U.S. District ...
<http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Pa-councilman-sentenced-for-Social-Security-fraud-3722458.php>

NW Pa. official to prison in Social Security fraud
San Francisco Chronicle
PITTSBURGH (AP) — An Erie County councilman has been sentenced to a year
and one day in federal prison for using a fraudulent Social Security
number. Sixty-three-year-old Ebert Beeman must report to a
still-to-be-determined federal prison within the ...
<http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/NW-Pa-official-to-prison-in-Social-Security-fraud-3722458.php>


No prison time for Valpo man in Social Security fraud
Post-Tribune
Although a federal judge scolded a Valparaiso man for stealing almost
$130000 from the Social Security Administration over a decade, he
ultimately granted the defendant's request for a sentence of two years of
probation and no prison time. Ronald Harrison ...
<http://posttrib.suntimes.com/13890924-537/no-prison-time-for-valpo-man-in-social-security-fraud.html>

DA files to have Beeman removed from office
GoErie.com
Daneri on Friday filed what's known as a quo warranto complaint in Erie
County Court, just hours after U.S. District Judge Sean J. McLaughlin
sentenced Beeman to one year and one day in federal prison for four counts
of Social Security fraud. Daneri's ...
<http://www.goerie.com/article/20120721/NEWS02/307209907/DA-files-to-have-Beeman-removed-from-office>

Beeman Shows No Remorse During Sentencing
ErieTVNews
Erie County Councilman Ebert Beeman was sentenced today to 12 months and
one day in jail on Social Security Fraud charges. Prosecutors wanted Beeman
to be sentenced to 28 months in prison. They outlined to the court how
Beeman used a false name ...
<http://www.erietvnews.com/story/19076262/beeman-shows-no-remorse-during-sentencing>

Four nabbed for grant fraud - report
Independent Online
Cape Town - Four SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) employees were arrested
in Cape Town on Friday in connection welfare grant fraud, SABC news
reported. The four allegedly approved fraudulent disability grants without
looking at any medical proof of ...
<http://www.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/four-nabbed-for-grant-fraud-report-1.1346207>

Identity-Theft-Answers.com providing comprehensive answers for you and your family on issues regarding Identity Theft.

Website: http://www.identity-theft-answers.com

Follow us on Twitter: idtheftanswers

group-surveys.com

online marketing

Social Media Identity Theft - Sat Jul 21, 2012

MEC warns of new ID scam
South Hill Enterprise
In a press release, MEC notes that “Consumers are being contacted in
person and through fliers, social media, and text messages with claims that
President Obama is providing credits or applying payments to utility bills.
“To receive the money, scammers claim they need the consumers' social
security ... "At this point, the scammers have the name and Social Security
number of the victims, which is all that is needed to commit identity
theft. The victims are left thinking they have valid banking information
and attempt to ...
<http://www.vancnews.com/news/article_8bb71ff2-d295-11e1-b637-001a4bcf887a.html>

Citizens getting hit by utility bill scam
Rockport Pilot
A new identity theft scam sweeping the country claims Americans can get
federal financial assistance to help cover the cost of their utility bills.
Using in-person solicitations, social media, fliers, phone calls and text
messages, scammers are contacting customers and claiming that a new federal
program established by the Obama Administration is providing free utility
bill payment credits or applying payments on customers' behalf. To benefit
from the purported program, utility customers are told they must provide
their ...
<http://www.rockportpilot.com/articles/2012/07/20/news/doc5009690f9d9be174672450.txt>


Legal Watch: Social Media and the Law
Rockland County Times
Statements made by the accused teens on Facebook can potentially be used
against them in the trial. This is not the only case close to home to
involve social media websites. In Bergen County, New Jersey a woman faces
criminal charges of identity theft after ...
<http://www.rocklandtimes.com/2012/07/19/legal-watch-social-media-and-the-law/>

Identity-Theft-Answers.com providing comprehensive answers for you and your family on issues regarding Identity Theft.

Website: http://www.identity-theft-answers.com

Follow us on Twitter: idtheftanswers

group-surveys.com

online marketing

Phishing Scams Identity Theft - Sat Jul 21, 2012

Phishing Email Targets AICPA Members
Accounting Today
Print · Email · Reprints · Tweet. New York (July 20, 2012). By Michael
Cohn. A new phishing email scam appears to be aimed at members of the
American Institute of CPAs, particularly CPA tax practitioners.
<http://www.accountingtoday.com/news/phishing-email-targets-aicpa-members-63364-1.html>


Phishing websites reach all-time high
Computerworld
"People are tougher to fool with phishing, but they still can be in the
hands of a creative scam artisan." The U.S. hosted the most fake sites.
About half of the phishing sites for the first quarter of 2012 used some
form of a brand in their URL, which often tricks ...
<http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9229398/Phishing_websites_reach_all_time_high>


Users Remain Mostly Oblivious to Spear Phishing
Threatpost (blog)
Another sizeable chunk, 34 percent of those who responded, said they had
experienced a spear phishing attack believed the attack “resulted in the
compromise of user login credentials or unauthorized access to corporate IT
systems," according to the survey.
<http://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/users-remain-mostly-oblivious-spear-phishing-071912>


Consumer Alert: Utility Bailout A Fraud
Tucson Citizen
Consumer Alert: Utility Bailout A Fraud - Better Business Bureau Consumer
Alert. ... 15, 2012, under alert, Life, phishing, scam, Tips. Better
Business Bureau of Southern Arizona is warning consumers that con-artists
are using text messages, emails ...
<http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/2012/07/15/consumer-alert-utility-bailout-a-fraud/>

Identity-Theft-Answers.com providing comprehensive answers for you and your family on issues regarding Identity Theft.

Website: http://www.identity-theft-answers.com

Follow us on Twitter: idtheftanswers

group-surveys.com

online marketing

Online Scams Identity Theft - Sat Jul 21, 2012

11 indicted in tax fraud case
Juneau Empire
Juneau Empire - Alaska's Capital City Online Newspaper. Site Web. Web
Search powered by YAHOO! Search. Home · Spotted · Archives · Got a news
tip? ... ANCHORAGE — Eleven people have been indicted in an identity
theft conspiracy, accused of stealing more than 2600 identifications of
Puerto Rico residents and trying to obtain about $19 million in false U.S.
tax return claims, federal officials said Thursday. The indictment also
accused the 11 of tax fraud and cocaine distribution, KTUU reported.
Federal ...
<http://juneauempire.com/state/2012-07-20/11-indicted-tax-fraud-case>


Taxpayer ID theft on the rise
Reuters
"The IRS uses little of the data from the identity theft cases to identify
any trends, etc., that could be used to detect or prevent future refund
fraud," TIGTA reported. If you suspect that you've been a target, file an
identity theft affidavit, Form 14039, available online ...
<http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/19/us-column-feldman-idUSBRE86I12F20120719>


End Users Still Don't Know How To Handle Personal Data, Study Finds
Dark Reading
According to a new study conducted by iYogi Insights, the research division
of a provider of on-demand tech support services, nearly 30 percent
Americans have been victims of cybercrime, including identity theft, credit
card fraud, and online scams.
<http://www.darkreading.com/identity-and-access-management/167901114/security/privacy/240003989/end-users-still-don-t-know-how-to-handle-personal-data-study-finds.html>


AG Launches Elder Abuse Prevention Program
North Country Gazette
The new “Smart Seniors” initiative will help protect those who are
often targeted for financial exploitation, identity theft, telemarketing
and sweepstakes fraud, home improvement rip-offs, Internet and online
scams, and physical abuse. The announcement was ...
<http://www.northcountrygazette.org/2012/07/18/smart_seniors/>


CORRECTING and REPLACING New Study from iYogi Insights Reveals Nearly ...
Business Wire (press release)
A new study conducted by iYogi Insights, the research division of a leading
independent provider of on-demand tech support services, reveals that
nearly 30 percent of Americans have been victims of cybercrime, including
identity theft, credit card fraud and online scams. Based on a survey of
more than ... As the world moves online with 78% of respondents claiming
that they use the Internet for shopping and banking, it is only natural
that fraudsters and criminals too have moved online. But as a slew of
cybercrimes ...
<http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20120718005545/en/CORRECTING%C2%A0and-REPLACING%C2%A0New-Study-iYogi-Insights-Reveals-30>

Identity-Theft-Answers.com providing comprehensive answers for you and your family on issues regarding Identity Theft.

Website: http://www.identity-theft-answers.com

Follow us on Twitter: idtheftanswers

group-surveys.com

online marketing