Identity Theft News - Sun Aug 19, 2012

Does the law favor identity thieves over victims?
Sun-Sentinel
The bad news: Brandon is becoming painfully aware of a system in which a
thief can brazenly attempt six times to withdraw fraudulent tax refunds
while an identity theft victim has to wait more than a year for a
legitimate refund. "It's frustrating ...
<http://www.sun-sentinel.com/business/fl-identity-theft-victim-20120818,0,1535031.story>

Identity theft scams 'widespread' in parish
The Daily News
Washington Parish Sheriff Randy Seal said this week that identity theft is
being reported throughout the parish, and that his investigators are hot on
the trail of the perpetrators. Deputies have already made one arrest and
expect to make more in the ...
<http://www.gobogalusa.com/news/article_db9d253c-ea02-11e1-8c71-0019bb2963f4.html>

Lisbon Police Reports 8-19
The Review
Maria Jackson, West Washington Street, reported Monday being the victim of
identity theft. A caller reported a couple who live on West Washington
Street were yelling at each other at 10:16 p.m. Tuesday. Police arrived and
determined the dispute was an ...
<http://www.reviewonline.com/page/content.detail/id/558806/Lisbon-Police-Reports-8-19.html?nav=5188>

Dearborn man fined, sentenced to probation for unemployment scam
Dearborn Press and Guide
Cann, who pleaded guilty to one count of conducting a criminal enterprise
and one count of identity theft, was sentenced to three to 20 years in
prison, $159908.60 in restitution and additional court fees. Norfleet-Cann,
who pleaded guilty to one ...
<http://www.pressandguide.com/articles/2012/08/19/news/doc502e99579911d379721895.txt>

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FTC Identity Theft - Sun Aug 19, 2012

The Identity Theft Resource Center Launches Public Wireless Internet Survey
Sacramento Bee
17, 2012 -- /PRNewswire/ -- The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC), a
nationally recognized non-profit focusing on identity theft and related
issues, has just launched a survey to discover the habits of consumers
using public wireless Internet ...
<http://www.sacbee.com/2012/08/17/4734145/the-identity-theft-resource-center.html>

Police learn more about falling prey to scams, identity thefts
Lewiston Sun Journal
Every 31 minutes a murder takes place in the United States but a victim
falls prey to identity theft every 8.7 seconds, Pomeroy said, quoting
conference materials. Sometimes ... The FTC's website at ftc.gov has
information on scams, she said. Other ...
<http://www.sunjournal.com/news/franklin/2012/08/08/police-learn-more-about-falling-prey-scams-identit/1234390>

Identity Swiped! Guarding against High-Tech Scams
Christian Broadcasting Network
Identity theft. It is a crime that hits millions of Americans each year and
thieves are coming up with new ways to rob consumers every day, including
using the latest technology. In 2011, the Federal Trade Commission received
more than 1.8 million complaints ...
<http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/finance/2012/August/Identity-Swiped-Protecting-Yourself-from-High-Tech-Scams/>

Identity Theft May Cost IRS $21 Billion Over Next Five Years
PCWorld
The IRS stands to lose as much as US$21 billion in revenue over the next
five years due to identity theft, according to TIGTA's audit, dated July 19
but publicized on Thursday. TIGTA noted that the IRS did not agree with the
$21 billion figure, but wrote that the ...
<http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/260290/identity_theft_may_cost_irs_21_billion_over_next_five_years.html>

IRS Hands Identity Thieves $5 Billion in Tax Refunds
Go Banking Rates
The latest IRS identity theft case found that more than $5 billion in tax
refunds were sent to identity thieves in 2011, according to a new
government report. The refunds represent a growing problem of identity
theft in the tax system that many believe will be ...
<http://www.gobankingrates.com/tax/irs-hands-identity-thieves-5-billion-in-tax-refunds/>

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Fraud Alert Identity Theft - Sun Aug 19, 2012

General Motors Warns Employees & Retirees Of Possible Identity Theft
GM Authority (blog)
GM is recommending that affected employees protect themselves from identity
theft by activating a “fraud alert” available for free with the three
major credit reporting agencies — Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian.
“GM has completed an investigation ...
<http://gmauthority.com/blog/2012/08/general-motors-warns-employees-retirees-of-possible-identity-theft/>

Identity theft: Put together a wildfire evacuation kit before you need it
Examiner.com
If your business was robbed during your absence and paper files that could
be used for identity theft are missing you need to contact law enforcement.
Then, if possible, contact the affected parties so that they can place
fraud alerts on their credit ...
<http://www.examiner.com/article/identity-theft-put-together-a-wildfire-evacuation-kit-before-you-need-it>

Back to School: BBB Reminds Students to Keep Electronics and Private ...
Tucson Citizen
13, 2012, under alert, Life, scam, Tips. As University of ... Students are
susceptible to identity theft, however, and Better Business Bureau of
Southern Arizona recommends that they take eight steps to protect
themselves on campus. “Identity thieves ...
<http://tucsoncitizen.com/bbbconsumeralert/2012/08/13/back-to-school-bbb-reminds-students-to-keep-electronics-and-private-information-safe-at-school/>

Beaver's Band Box fraud alert
Tucson News Now
Underwood was arrested on several counts of fraud schemes and artifices,
aggravated identity theft, identity theft and credit card theft. She is
currently in the Pima County Jail. A search was conducted on the home and
several documents from Beavers ...
<http://orovalley.tucsonnewsnow.com/news/crime/87244-beavers-band-box-fraud-alert>

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Email Hoax Identity Theft - Sun Aug 19, 2012

India tops list of spam email spewers
Los Angeles Times
Some fall victim to spammers and unknowingly help spread such emails. ...
hoaxes, financial scams and identity theft and "phishing" emails that
solicit bank ...
<http://articles.latimes.com/2012/jul/21/world/la-fg-india-spam-20120721>

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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>


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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>

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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>

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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
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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>

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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>

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