Identity Theft News

Police: Seniors beware ID theft WOODSTOWN Salem County law enforcement officials urged residents at the Friends Village here to know the “holy grail” of what they must guard to prevent their identities from being stolen. The presentation, part of a countywide tour of senior citizen facilities, pointed out what a person needs to know to…

Is someone Grabbing your identity? College-age people appear most at risk You’re savvy on the Internet and you feel comfortable making many of your purchases online. You’ll be much safer than other people when it comes to identity theft, right? Wrong. “The age demographic that is most at risk is 18- to 29-year-olds,” said Janet Jenkins,…

Cops warn of identity theft, scams Highland — State police Investigator Yan Salomon is on the phone with an officer in Iuka, Miss. Together, they’re trying to intercept a UPS truck headed for a trailer in Mississippi. There’s a package on board the brown truck — a cell phone supposedly ordered through Amazon.com by Danielle…

Lowe’s workers eyed in identity theft probe Daphne police suspect them of stealing shopper’s ID DAPHNE — Two employees of Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse in Eastern Shore Park may have worked together to steal a shopper’s identity last month, Daphne police said Thursday. On Oct. 16, officers arrested store employee Eurika Baker, 19, of Mobile, on…

News 25 Investigation Finds Identity Theft Risk in Peoria County Clerk’s Office Government officials are often the first to warn people about the dangers of identity theft. But there’s a government office in Peoria County that’s exposing people to the risk. Since learning from News 25 of that exposure, local legislative leaders are promising they’ll…

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 —…

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…

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…

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…

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…