Friday, April 13, 2012

Online Scams Identity Theft - Thu Apr 12, 2012


State Warns of Rising Phone, Internet Scams
LoanSafe
They also offer to help with a loan modification for a fee or ask for other personal information that can lead to identity theft. The state noted that neither banks nor federally approved housing counseling agencies charge a fee for settlement ...
Vt. sec. of state helping protect biz ID theft
NECN
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Secretary of State Jim Condos is helping the state's business community protect itself from identity theft. On Wednesday, Condos announced a new online resource designed to serve as a critical resource to help business ...
Identity Theft Dangers in Massachusetts
GoLocal Worcester
A GoLocalWorcester investigation has uncovered how the Massachusetts Public Records law is putting Bay Staters at risk of identity theft. Currently, anyone can walk into a town or city clerk's office and ask for someone's birth, death or marriage ...

Identity Theft Prevention
Patch.com
Identity theft is a major problem that affects many people each year and often increases during tax season. Cobb County police explain how to protect yourself. Courtesy of the Cobb County Police Department Precinct 4 PENS (Police Email Notification ...
Raskin: Bill to put ethics filings online amended, but still retains important ...
Washington Post
Delegate Maggie McIntosh, a Baltimore Democrat who chairs the Environmental Matters Committee, said she worried the original bill, which would have also put financial disclosure forms online, put officials at risk for identity theft.
Be alert to all the fraudsters
Langley AdvanceNews
Herring has put together the top five tips for people to help protect themselves from fraud or identity theft. "Scam artists are professional criminals who are actively looking for ways to gain access to your personal information," she said.
MinorMonitor Surveys 1000 Parents of Children on Facebook, Shares Results on ...
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
The survey then dug into the top 12 concerns ranging from sexual predators, strangers, and cyberbullying to sharing too much information, online viruses, identity theft, and Internet addiction to pornography, sexting, drugs, and alcohol.

NetCents Systems Ltd signs agreement with World Accessibility to customize ...
MarketWatch (press release)
This payment option for consumers and merchants provides peace-of-mind with no fear of identity theft or credit card fraud. On4 is a development stage company, whose original business was providing wireless communications solutions to telecommunication ...

Rise in ID theft among kids

New York Daily News
“A large number of children, some as young as infants, have had their identities stolen, and their parents don't know about it,” Scott Morrill, manager of the Utah Attorney General's online Identity Theft Reporting Information System, told The Salt ..
Watch Out For This Scam When Looking For Apartments On Craigslist
Business Insider
Using an actual Craigslist ad for a rental property, the crook creates a duplicate with a new email that matches up with the name or address of the property to make it seem more legitimate, says Robert Siciliano, identity theft expert with McAfee.



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