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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Wed Jun 20, 2012

Horsham District Council issues warning after hoax calls
West Sussex County Times
“Identity fraud and theft of personal information is on the increase, ...
address, bank details, email or phone number) to organisations or people
before ...
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Monday, April 23, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Mon Apr 23, 2012

Bank Of America 'General Account Update' Phishing Scam
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Monday, April 9, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Mon Apr 9, 2012

Pair Suspected in Identity Theft Scam - Identity Theft Manifesto ...
Joseph Roybal, 21, and Kelsea … See all stories on this topic ». Continue reading here: Pair Suspected in Identity Theft Scam. Share this: Email · Digg ...

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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Thu Mar 15, 2012

High-Tech Scam Skims Cash From Gas Station Card Readers
NBC Los Angeles
"I traveled to China and came back and I had $18000 worth of fraud," said identity theft victim Michael Frazier. The scam is even forcing gas stations to put seals on their pumps. If the seal is broken, chances are the pump has been tampered with.

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Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Wed Mar 14, 2012

Six admit to tax-refund scam, heavy prison time likely
Plain Dealer (blog)
By James Ewinger, The Plain Dealer Five Ohio men and one Florida resident have pleaded guilty for their roles in an interstate identity-theft ring that defrauded the federal government of at least $1 million. They sought tax-refund checks between 2009 ...

Provincetown COA warns seniors of telephone scams
Wicked Local
One reported scam involved a caller claiming that the senior had won money. Several seniors have reported callers telling them that they are updating the senior's “medical ID card”. After confirming name and address, these callers ask for bank account ...
Subject: DHL Express Delivery Notification Id ... - Email Fraud
IF YOU RESPONDED to one of these Emails Scams, you can become a Victim of Fraud, Identity Theft and much more. After reporting the incident to the ...

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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Tue Mar 13, 2012

Residents cautioned against phone scam
Pacific Daily News
Anonymous phone calls have been drawing random residents to Gun Beach with the promise of a fake prize, and the Office of the Attorney General believes this is just the latest in a series of identity theft scams. During this month alone, four have been ...

Scam Alert: Debt collector could be a fake
WQOW TV News 18
Scam artists such as fake debt collectors can use your information to commit identity theft. Contact your creditor. If the debt is legitimate – but you think the collector may not be – contact your creditor about the calls. Share the information you ...

Monday, March 12, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Mon Mar 12, 2012

Dobbs Ferry Man Falls Victim to Craigslist Scam
The Daily Dobbs Ferry
by Redmond Zmudzien (email) DOBBS FERRY, NY – Once again there were several cases of identity theft in the village this week, including a local man who police said was the victim in an elaborate Craigslist scam. A 40-year-old Dobbs Ferry man told ...

A few tips on fraud — or would you like to make me rich?
TheChronicleHerald.ca
HRM Partners in Policing will be issuing tips all month to help limit your risk of becoming a victim of identity theft, bank card skimming and phone and Internet scams. At first, I wondered why we might need such a month. Who, I thought, would really ...

Sunday, March 11, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Sun Mar 11, 2012

Phishing Scam Alert: Better Business Bureau complaint of ...
BBB Email Scam Circulating: If you receive an email in your inbox with the subject ... Filed under: Identity » Identity Theft, Personal Information, Scam » Phishing, ...

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Thursday, March 8, 2012

Mortgage Scams Identity Theft - Thu Mar 8, 2012

HUD LAUNCHES “KNOW IT. AVOID IT. REPORT IT.” MORTGAGE SCAM PREVENTION CONSUMER ...
RealEstateRama (press release)
Out of desperation to save their homes, borrowers are giving thousands of dollars to mortgage relief scam artists who are preying on struggling homeowners. Mortgage relief scam artists employ these scams with terrible consequences for homeowners.

NeighborWorks America Warns Homeowners that Mortgage Rescue Scams May Sound ...
RealEstateRama (press release)
“HOPE NOW has worked hard over the past few years to raise awareness of mortgage assistance scams and we continue to work with NeighborWorks America and others to educate consumers on the issue.” “Every day, hundreds of Americans facing foreclosure ...

Mortgage fraud and real estate scams on the rise
Examiner.com
A recent poll taken in the third quarter of 2011 showed that mortgage fraud rose a staggering 20 percent from the figure that represented it during the third quarter of a year earlier. With the housing markets slowly on their way to recovery, ...

Accused Mortgage Scammer Charged with Hate Crime for Stealing $350K
DNAinfo
Hynes also announced the arrest of 11 other people in major real estate and mortgage-fraud scams by his office's Mortgage Fraud and Real Estate Crimes Unit. He said such scams are prevalent because they are “so easy” to do, adding that if the victims ...

Top 7 Consumer Scams
News Channel 7
?From offering to help you handle your mortgage to foreign lotteries promising a huge payout,scammers are out to get your money. (more) From offering to help you handle your mortgage to foreign lotteries promising a huge payout, scammers are out to ...

Fighting fraud
Syracuse.com (blog)
Likewise with the rest of Schneiderman's top-ten list: credit scams; auto sales, leases, rentals and servicing; consumer services like catering, tech repairs and security system installation; landlord-tenant relations; mortgage “rescue” scams; ...

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Wed Mar 7, 2012

New twist on old scam targets Facebook users
abc27
By Flora Posteraro - bio | email National Consumer Protection week is designed to educate consumers about rip-offs, identity theft and scams. One of the latest is a social networking scamon Facebook. You may get an unsolicited message on Facebook from ...

Man sentenced in immigration scam
U-T San Diego
Armando Garcia, 60, pleaded guilty last year to aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to commit mail fraud and identity theft. Garcia formed California Legal Services in 2001 that operated out of Pico Rivera in Los Angeles County with offices in ...

Friday, March 2, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Fri Mar 2, 2012

Nebraska AG says scams growing more elaborate
CBS News
Bruning said his office has developed step-by-step kits to help identity theft victims repair damaged credit, to protect seniors against disreputable business practices and to avoid other scams. Jim Hegarty, president of Nebraska's Better Business ...

Letter from 'Porter Lee' is a scam, police say
Coquitlam Now
He will post updates on the Coquitlam RCMP website. "Stay tuned to find out what happens between me and Porter Lee," he said. For more information on how to protect yourself from fraud, scams and identity theft, visit www. coquitlam.rcmp. ca.

Phishing Scam Targets Taxpayers Using Tax Software
WLTX.com
Identity theft and phishing were the top items on the IRS' "Dirty Dozen" tax scams for 2012. Crooks are increasingly using stolen financial information to file tax returns and claim fraudulent refunds, the IRS says. •Never reply to unsolicited e-mail.

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Thu Mar 1, 2012

Staten Islanders warned: Tax time means tax scams
SILive.com
Phishing is an increasingly common scam, where unsolicited emails or fake websites prompt victims to provide the kind of sensitive data that would allow a criminal to commit identity or financial theft. There are dozens of such emails circulating the ..

Attorney General warns seniors of Medicare scam
KSFY
Jackley said callers are seeking to obtain personal information that could be used to file fraudulent claims, commit identity theft or gain access to financial accounts. The Consumer Protection Division and the South Dakota Senior Medicare Patrol have ...

Roxbury police arrest two NYC men in income tax scam
Dailyrecord.com
ROXBURY — Two New York City residents have been charged with participating in a large scale identity theft and tax fraud scheme in which faulty income tax returns were filed and tax refunds stolen, police said. Chief James Simonetti announced the ...

Number 1 Consumer Complaint: Identity Theft
Opposing Views
By Christopher Maag Identity theft continues to be a major concern for American consumers, accounting for more complaints in 2011 than any other type of fraud or scam, according to a report released Tuesday by the Federal Trade Commission.

Officials Warn Of Tax Return Theft Scam
CBS Local
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Internal Revenue service has launched a nationwide attack on the problem of identity theft and false filing of tax returns. As WBBM Newsradio's John Cody reports, Northwestern University law professor and tax specialist Charlotte...
Police warn of scams
Bloomington Pantagraph
They didn't get any money from Rogers, but others aren't so lucky. Just last week, the McLean County Sheriff's Office investigated a potential $1400 scam and identity theft of a Hudson couple.Scams come in all varieties. A popular one involves an ...

Monday, February 27, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Mon Feb 27, 2012

Sheriff's Office warns of scams
South Hill Enterprise
The jury scam is a simple variation of the identity-theft ploys that have proliferated in recent years as personal information and good credit have become thieves' preferred prey, particularly on the Internet. "Scammers might tap your information to ...

Mike Aviles Victimized by Twitter Hoax, Starts Real Account
NESN.com
Red Sox shortstop Mike Aviles was the victim of identity theft -- on Twitter. Shortly after Saturday's practice, the Twitter handle @MikeAviles3 released a tweet to report news of a new change. "It's been a great journey down here in #Beantown my agent ...

Attorney general describes scams targeting seniors
YourWestValley.com
The most pervasive problem when it comes to scams is identity theft. Horne said criminals either obtain a victim's information the old-fashioned way, by burglarizing homes or stealing purses and wallets, or through the use of new technology, ...

Annual Top Twelve Tax Scams - Part 4
JD Supra (press release)
In conclusion, allow me to list down the 12 top tax scams revealed by the IRS again: 1. Identity theft 2. Phishing 3. Tax preparer fraud 4. Avoiding tax using offshore accounts 5. “Free money” from the IRS tax scam 6. Higher income or expenses 7.
Annual Top Twelve Tax Scams - Part 1 | Darrin Mish, Tampa Tax ...
Scam artists will tempt people in-person, on-line and by e-mail with misleading promises about lost... Not surprisingly, identity theft has topped the list this year.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Thu Feb 23, 2012

Don't Fall for the IRS's Dirty Dozen Tax Scams
Fox Business
In an effort to protect consumers, the IRS publishes the most prevalent tax scams each season. Here is a breakdown of five of the “Dirty Dozen tax scams” for 2012: Identity theft. In response to growing identity theft concerns, the IRS is revving up ...

Man sentenced in Fresno scam
ESPN
A judge sentenced 52-year-old Michael Martin Wednesday after he pleaded no contest to embezzlement by a public officer, identity theft and possession of heroin. Authorities say he and his wife, 45-year-old Dawn Griffin, applied for benefits under the ...

Fresno County worker sentenced in food stamp fraud
Sacramento Bee
Martin pleaded no contest last month to embezzlement by a public officer, identity theft and possession of heroin. Authorities say he and his wife, 45-year-old Dawn Griffin, applied for benefits under the name of a man in prison and redeemed them at ...

Action Line: The Internal Revenue Service issues annual 'Dirty Dozen' ranking ...
San Jose Mercury News
IRS.gov/identitytheft. Phishing: A scam typically carried out with the help of unsolicited email or a fake website that poses as a legitimate site to lure in potential victims and prompt them to provide valuable personal and financial information.

Beware of tax scams
Hometownlife.com
Falling for one of the scams can cost money and cause significant stress. The IRS can also assess interest and penalties. Therefore, it behooves us all to protect ourselves. Identity theft is the number one item on this year's dirty dozen list.

Fake BBB emails leading recipients to virus
WSOC Charlotte
The BBB said the emails are showing up all over the region and could make their way to anyone's computer. The email virus is currently the top alert on the BBB website. “We're getting more calls on this right now than any other scam,” said Tom ...

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Wed Feb 22, 2012

IRS Releases the 'Dirty Dozen' Tax Scams for 2012
Willcox Range News
IRS.gov/identitytheft (http://www.irs.gov/privacy/article/0,,id=186436,00.html). Phishing is a scam typically carried out with the help of unsolicited email or a fake website that poses as a legitimate site to lure in potential victims and prompt them ...

Sheriff: Beware of email, text message scam
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
SARASOTA COUNTY - The Sheriff's Office is warning the public about a scam that could lead to identity theft. Although they are not aware of any victims so far, detectives have received reports of local residents getting fake e-mails and text messages.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Tue Feb 21, 2012

Taking a stand against scams
KTVO
by Vanessa Alonso MACON, MO -- Heartland law enforcement wants you to be aware of scams and identity theft. Macon County Sheriff Robert Dawson and those in his office have been dealing with several scam cases in the past few weeks.

Seniors pack forum on scams
Nashua Telegraph
AARP New Hampshire spokeswoman Jamie Bulen said a recent survey showed that nearly three-quarters of residents over 50 named scams and identity theft as an either very important or extremely important. Derick Rill, an congressional liaison with the ...

Monday, February 20, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Mon Feb 20, 2012

IRS warns of tax scams
Today's THV
Topping the list is identity theft. Scammers may steal your information to file fraudulent returns and claim your refund. And they can get that information by phishing. Beware of unsolicited emails or sketchy websites. Be careful who has access to any...

Residents cautioned about phone scams
Wahpeton Daily News
It could also be a scam to get personal information that could result in identity theft. "The FBI will never call you and tell you you're getting charged for their call, nor will they call from an 876 number," Harder said. "They would contact residents ...

Sunday, February 19, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Sun Feb 19, 2012

Identity Theft Tops IRS's 2012 "Dirty Dozen" Tax Scams - Identity ...
Identity Theft Victim fights back by educating consumers about Idenity theft prevention and ...Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E- ...

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Saturday, February 18, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Sat Feb 18, 2012

IRS Warns About 12 Tax Scams
Gold Star Daily World News (blog)
Below are the tax scams that you should avoid, as advised by the IRS. 1. False tax refunds notice with the purpose of identity theft. If you believe you are a victim, contact the IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit immediately. 2. Email phishing ...

IRS: 'Dirty Dozen' tax scams for 2012
ABC Action News
The list, compiled each year, includes 12 tax scams that often peak from January until April, when people are filing their taxes. The top scam on the list is identity theft. In this version, the scammer files their taxes as someone else, ...

Taxpayers: Watch out for Scams this Tax Season
WAAY
... with the email scams, where the message comes and claims it's coming from the Internal Revenue Service and they want you to click on the website.” Mason says the IRS tries to shut down as many of these scams as possible, but between identity theft, ...t

IRS Releases List Of "Dirty Dozen" Tax Scams
Neon Tommy
In January, the IRS announced the results of a massive crackdown on suspectedidentity theft, which targeted 105 people in 23 states. Another scam listed is phishing, which is a scam usually carried out via email or a fake website that poses as a ...

Friday, February 17, 2012

Email Hoax Identity Theft - Fri Feb 17, 2012

IRS lists top tax scams for 2012
Atlanta Journal Constitution (blog)
“Scam artists will tempt people in-person, on-line, using text messages and by e-mail with misleading promises about lost refunds, tax credits and free money. Don't be fooled by thesescams.” 1. Identity theft: The IRS says it is seeing more thieves ...

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