Cyber crime: Beware of ID theftArticle from Economic Times:MUMBAI: Identity theft is one of the growing concerns in cyber crime in India today.According to Norton Cybercrime Report 2011, globally 431 million adults experienced cybercrime in 2011 and more than 1 million plus adults became victims every day.As per the report, India is fast emerging as [...]
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Wetumpka woman sentenced for identity theft and tax fraudArticle from Montgomery Advertiser:The owner of a tax preparation business was sentenced Thursday to 184 months in prison, the Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service announced.Owner Marsha Elmore of Wetumpka used her business, Community Tax, to run a scheme to steal tax refunds by filing false tax [...]
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Tarrytown man gets 3 years in ID, Social Security theftArticle from The Journal News | LoHud.com:A Tarrytown man has been sentenced to three years in a federal prison for identity theft and stealing Social Security benefits. Guillermo Hernandez, 50, pleaded guilty in July to mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. He admitted that he used [...]
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The Real SOPA Opera Should Be ID TheftArticle from ABC News:The Stop Online Piracy Act, and its sister legislation in the Senate, the Protect Intellectual Property Act caused quite a stir in Silicon Valley, Hollywood and Washington. The two bills were intended to put a hard stop on theft of intellectual property on the Internet, [...]
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ID Thief Had a Lot of ChutzpahArticle from Courthouse News Service: ID Thief Had a Lot of Chutzpah HOUSTON (CN) – A 36-year-old Texan made one too many shopping trips and faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to using stolen credit card numbers to buy more than $ 200,000 worth of [...]
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Not even kids safe from identity theftArticle from Chicago Tribune:Millions of cases of identity theft are reported in the United States each year. And although most of the victims are adults, children are not immune to having their identities stolen. Indeed, according to experts, children often make easier targets for several reasons, including the fact [...]
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Identity theft insurance not always worth the costArticle from Bangor Daily News:The phrase “identity theft” has become one of those terms that makes one’s blood run cold. We’ve heard so many stories of financial losses, ruined credit and related horrors that we react emotionally to the subject. That emotional response has prompted many consumers to [...]
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Richfield Man Faces Federal Charges for Alleged Involvement in Identity Theft RingArticle from Patch.com:A 26-year-old Richfield man was federal indicted for his alleged role in an identity-theft ring that the feds say is responsible for the loss of more than $ 2 million from financial institutions and retail businesses in at least than 14 states. [...]
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Free identity theft seminar to be held on Thursday at Parrott BeyArticle from Pittsburg Morning Sun:Pittsburg area business owners and residents who want to protect themselves from electronic thievery may want to go to Parrott Bey at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 26. Wells Fargo Advisors, as well as the Pittsburg Area Chamber of Commerce and [...]
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Charges filed against identity theft ringArticle from Minnesota Public Radio:by Madeleine Baran, Minnesota Public Radio January 20, 2012 St. Paul, Minn. — Federal prosecutors filed charges Friday against a dozen people suspected of being part of a Minnesota-based identity theft ring that stole more than $ 2 million from banks and businesses in 14 states. [...]
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