Archive for October 2007
Feds require financial institutions to create identity theft system
Feds require financial institutions to create identity theft system WASHINGTON (Thomson Financial) – The Federal Reserve Board and other bank regulators released rules today that will require financial institutions to step up efforts to combat identity theft, part of an effort to reduce the costs — counted in the billions of dollars each year —…
Read MoreProbe measures ID theft potential State ‘dumpster dives’ for personal info firms discard
Probe measures ID theft potential State ‘dumpster dives’ for personal info firms discard FRANKFORT –Attorney General Greg Stumbo displayed a large table of records yesterday with personal information, including Social Security numbers and medical information, that his investigators had recovered from the trash of 121 businesses chosen at random in Lexington, Frankfort, Florence and Louisville. “Consumers…
Read MoreConsumer Alert: Your Child’s Identity at Risk
Consumer Alert: Your Child’s Identity at Risk You probably know how easy it is for a thief to steal your identity. But what about your child’s personal information? It’s a growing crime, even forcing credit agencies to take action. If a thief stole your identity, you’d probably pick up on it, within a couple of…
Read MoreFacebook users at risk of ID theft
Facebook users at risk of ID theft Facebook users are putting themselves at serious risk of identity theft, they have been warned. Posting just a handful of personal details on the website can give fraudsters all the information they need. Armed with information found on your Facebook page, they can open bank accounts and credit…
Read MoreBoston ranks 40th for identity theft
Boston ranks 40th for identity theft Boston is the 40th worst-ranked city when it comes to risk for identity theft, according to findings released Tuesday by the Identity Theft Resource Center and Uni-ball pens. In 2006, the Federal Trade Commission received 3,233 complaints regarding identity theft in the Boston area, ITRC and Uni-ball said. The…
Read MoreProtecting against identity theft
Protecting against identity theft Do you know how to protect yourself from identity theft? At the October Triad meeting Dan Skinner gave some very informative tips on how protect yourself from those who would separate you from your money. Dan covered several issues that those who were concerned about identity theft found very informative. One…
Read MoreDumped Mortgage Files Invite Identity Theft
Dumped Mortgage Files Invite Identity Theft Last month, Waldell Thomas, a maintenance worker at Montego Apartments in Atlanta, made a discovery inside the complex’s Dumpster: a cache of 40 boxes of loan files containing Social Security numbers, credit reports and other data on customers of Ameriquest Mortgage Co. “I said: ‘God, this is people’s personal information,’…
Read MoreArizona Leads Nation In Identity Theft
Arizona Leads Nation In Identity Theft KOLD.Com 10/17/2007 – Arizona continues to lead the nation in the number of identity theft complaints, according to the latest figures from the Federal Trade Commission reported in the October issue of the AARP Bulletin, AARP’s national monthly newspaper publication. The AARP Bulletin today released a state-by-state look at…
Read MoreMortgage Office Manager Charged With Identity Theft and Grand Larceny
Mortgage Office Manager Charged With Identity Theft and Grand Larceny THOMAS J. LUECK 10/16/2007 – The first report of a stolen identity and of the opening of a bogus charge account at Home Depot in the victim’s name came from a Queens resident, according to the police. Within a week, five more people complained that…
Read MoreMore Identity Theft In Mobile Phones, Computers Than On Internet
More Identity Theft In Mobile Phones, Computers Than On Internet Utica, NY (AHN) – The Internet is not the exclusive tool of identification thieves, and accounts for only about 10 percent of the crime. Instead, technology like printers, mobile phones and computers were used in about half of the cases. These are the findings of…
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