Archive for February 2007

Stolen mail can lead to identity theft KENS 5 Eyewitness News 2/24/2007 – Web Posted: 02/24/2007 01:13 AM CST Fred Lozano KENS 5 Eyewitness News If your mail is stolen, your identity could be stolen as well, and that’s troubling some Northeast San Antonio residents after a rash of mail thefts. Amanda Scheel must drive…

Identity theft can happen Gannett News Service 2/21/2007 – Here’s what you should do if it happens to you. February 21, 2007 Post Comment Zoom Photo Gannett News Service Each year, more than 10 million people are victims of identity theft. Would you know what to do if your identity was stolen? Each year, more…

Tax Season Leads to Increased Risk for Identity Theft PR Newswire 2/21/2007 – Tips for Storing and Destroying Sensitive Documents ITASCA, Ill., Feb. 21 /PRNewswire/ — Each year consumers spend many hours preparing taxes hoping they don’t owe the government money. But what many fail to realize is that the government isn’t the only one…

New Yorkers are more likely to be targets of identity theft, according to a new study. Fox News 2/21/2007 – NEW YORK — New Yorkers, especially around New York City, and Californians, especially around Los Angeles, are more likely to be targets of identity theft, according to a new study. The study released Wednesday by…

Alleged identity theft accused By Clint Confehr 2/19/2007 – Monday, February 19, 2007 By Clint Confehr Kathy Lynne Rosenberg, left, stands with her new attorney, C. Kelly Wilson, in Bedford County Circuit Court. An alleged identity thief has a new lawyer, and a grandfather — with a conviction substantiating the allegation that he’s a “dirty…

7,800 Seton hospital patients face identity theft threat 2/19/2007 – AUSTIN — About 7,800 insured patients who were treated at Seton hospital system facilities since July 2005 are being warned to watch for signs of identity theft after a laptop containing personal information was stolen last week. The Seton Family of Hospitals said the computer…

Guard against identity theft By MIKE HIMOWITZ 2/19/2007 – By MIKE HIMOWITZ THE BALTIMORE SUN One morning 15 years ago, a friend at work left his wallet in the car when he pulled into his parking spot. When he returned, the wallet was gone, and with it his driver’s license, credit cards, Social Security number…

Digging Up the Dirt: Identity Theft Reported by Mike Conneen 2/19/2007 – Reported by Mike Conneen mconneen@fox21news.com (Aired 02-19-07) In the last ten years, the number of identity theft cases has grown exponentially. Financial crimes detectives have said part of the problem is people do not think twice when they are tossing out their trash.…

ID theft remains a top concern for consumers BY CARMEN CALDWELL 2/18/2007 – Special to The Miami Herald This weekly column is supplied by Citizens’ Crime Watch of Miami-Dade and is intended to provide information that will help readers in their efforts to be safe. I recently received some very scary information that shows we…

Young adults face higher ID-theft risk Steve Rosen | The Kansas City Star 2/18/2007 – About 3.7 percent of all adults were victimized by identity theft last year, according to data from Javelin Strategy & Research of Pleasanton, Calif. The good news: That’s actually down from the previous two years that Javelin has produced the…