Archive for April 2007

Protect against identity theft Elaine Morgillo 4/29/2007 – Criminals are clever, so take measures to safeguard credit Print this Article Email this Article Share April 29, 2007 6:00 AM Earlier last week, banking associations in Maine, Connecticut and Massachusetts announced plans to file a class-action suit against TJX Companies Inc., claiming that it negligently represented…

Identity theft topic of talk May 1 Dover Police 4/28/2007 – DOVER — “Identity Theft & Fraud” will be the topics at the next Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce and Federal Savings Bank 2007 forum series. Carol Bailey, VP of Compliance and Internal Audit at Federal Savings Bank, and Sgt. Lance Watkinson of the Special…

President’s Identity Theft Task Force Releases Strategic Plan The Identity Theft Task Force 4/27/2007 – Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales and Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras announced the completion of the President’s Identity Theft Task Force strategic plan to combat identity theft. The strategic plan is the result of an unprecedented federal effort…

Consumer Watch: Criminal Identity Theft CBS – Kirstin Cole 4/26/2007 – CBS) NEW YORK Identity theft is America’s fastest-growing crime. Last year alone, nearly 10 million people lost roughly $5 billion to it. And as CBS 2’s Kirstin Cole tells us, the latest form of this fraud, will not only hurt your credit record but…

Incidents of identity theft hitting close to home By ANDREA VanVALKENBURG 4/24/2007 – PLATTSBURGH — For many local residents, being victimized by identity theft is a crime of distant proportions. But in recent years, incidents of stolen identities have been hitting closer to home in upstate New York. “Unfortunately, with the advent of new technology…

Entrepreneurs are especially vulnerable to identity theft By: Daniel Akst 4/24/2007 – Nobody knows the ins and outs of identity fraud better than Frank Abagnale. Before becoming a financial security entrepreneur, he gained renown as the young man whose brazen impersonations enabled him to swindle a couple million bucks–and whose story was so colorful it…

The Department of Justice’s Efforts to Combat Identity Theft U.S. Department of Justice 4/23/2007 – WASHINGTON, April 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following fact sheet was issued today by the U.S. Department of Justice: Identity theft is a crime that victimizes people and businesses in every community from major cities to small towns, and robs victims of their individual…

Identity Theft Scam At Albertson’s Grocery Stores CBS Chicago 4/23/2007 – (CBS) CHICAGO A new identity theft scam targets shoppers who use debit cards at grocery stores. So far, shoppers in the San Francisco Bay area have been hit by the scam, but as CBS 2’s Dorothy Tucker reports, it is a crime that is…

DMV issues consumer alert on identity theft DMV 4/20/2007 – WATERBURY — The Department of Motor Vehicles has been monitoring issues connected to the theft of driver license numbers from the TJX Companies. It advises license holders affected by this theft that a number of state and federal laws protect them from having their personal…

Identity theft only going to get worse Cumberland Times-News 4/20/2007 – Pa. risk management specialist, a Short Gap native, gives facts to Cumberland Rotarians Maria Smith Cumberland Times-News CUMBERLAND – It’s the fastest growing crime in America and this year, it will surpass the drug trade. Identity theft, which many people weren’t familiar with five…