Identity Theft Deterrent

Identity Thieves Cashing In On Fraudulent Tax Returns

November 5, 2011

Tax fraud using identity theft is growing faster than government and law enforcment agencies can handle it. That’s what a House oversight subcommittee has been told today in Washington according to report on ABC News. ”As of Aug. 31 of this year, IRS incident tracking reports indicated that the numbers of taxpayers affected by identity [...]

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Account Restored For Victim Of Bank Fraud

November 5, 2011

A victim of bank fraud who had $6000 taken from her savings account has had the money refunded by her bank. The identity thief – a woman closely resembling the victim – walked into the Elburn branch of the American Bank & Trust and requested a withdrawal of $4000. A bank teller asked for identification [...]

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Check Fraud Strikes Sherrifs Office

November 5, 2011

When inmates left county jail they were paid any commissary funds due by check from the Greene County Sherrif’s Office. On average 52 inmates are released from the jail per day and most of them with a check in their pocket so the law of averages tells you it was only a matter of time [...]

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New York City Hotel Auditor Charged With Identity Theft

November 5, 2011

Lukasz Kruk was the auditor for New York hotel chain Amsterdam Hospitality Group who own a chain of 8 boutique hotels in the city. As the auditor he had access to thousands of guests private details including their credit card information. According to prosecutors from the Manhattan district attorney’s office Kruk took customers private data [...]

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4 Year Jail Term For Identity Theft

November 5, 2011

A court in Fairbanks, Alaska yesterday sentenced Jeremy James Frericks to 3 years and 9 months in jail and ordered him to pay $14,293 to his identity theft victims. He had reached a deal with the prosecution and pleaded guilty to aggravated identity theft and being a felon armed with a gun. The local paper [...]

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How Do You Prevent Identity Theft?

June 7, 2011

There really is no need to pay a company each and every month for the rest of your life to safe guard your identity. By taking a few precautions yourself you can prevent identity theft from happening to you, or at least lower the chances to negligible. Go buy yourself a shredder and get into [...]

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How can i start my speech about Identity theft?

December 20, 2010

kflores3144 asked: i have to give a speech about ID theft for my a.p. english class and i can’t seem to figure out a good starting spot. thanks in advance:)Identity Theft

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How big of a threat is identity theft?

December 7, 2010

alaskanmetal asked: I would like to know how many people in 1,000 actually get their identity stolen and used. I suspect that some credit companies are trying to scare us.Identity Theft Protection

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