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Confidential documents found in drain Hokio Beach Rd resident Charles Rudd could not believe it when he found confidential and legal documents scattered in the stormwater drain across the road from his home. While he is concerned there is usually litter in the open drain, with the road being on the way to the Levin…

Companies not doing enough to protect confidential info Many organizations, regardless of size, are not making document security part of their business culture and could be putting themselves and customers at risk, according to a survey released by Shred-it, an information security company. Large businesses seem more inclined than smaller ones to do their homework…

A New Crime Wave of Identity Theft: Is Your Child in Danger? ABC News’ Pierre Thomas and Jason Ryan report: Olivia McNamara was starting her freshman year at Vanderbilt University when she applied for her first credit card. “I was applying to get a student credit card the summer before I came to college, and…

A New Crime Wave of Identity Theft: Is Your Child in Danger? ABC News’ Pierre Thomas and Jason Ryan report: Olivia McNamara was starting her freshman year at Vanderbilt University when she applied for her first credit card. “I was applying to get a student credit card the summer before I came to college, and…

Fourteen Indicted in Florida for Online Banking Theft According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, 14 people were recently indicted for their involvement in a scheme targeting bank customers’ online checking and savings accounts. “The defendants range in age from 23 to 53,” writes SC Magazine’s Dan Kaplan. “The…

Seniors: Beware of con artists targeting you South Florida seniors: Take extra precautions because you are prime targets for scams, identity theft and other schemes, according to a Monday fraud prevention seminar. “You are your own best protection,” said U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Weston, who sponsored the program at a Pembroke Pines senior center…

Hurricanes and confidential document protection Hightstown To Begin Restoring Salvageable Borough Records Nine months after devastating Hurricane Irene hit Hightstown, poured several feet of water inside Borough Hall and sent papers floating down the creek to Cranbury, a company has been called in to begin the process of restoring the borough’s records. The state-approved company,…

Tax Return Fraud in Florida and What to Do Tax Return Fraud in Florida and What to Do leave a comment » Do you have friends or associates who have had their tax returns stolen from them here in Florida? I do. Recently at Broward College in Coconut Creek, Florida, several of my fellow employees’…

Employees Steel Identities With South Florida leading the nation in identity theft, companies especially need to safeguard employees’ and clients’ personal information from being taken by dishonest co-workers. More identity theft is coming not from thieves stealing a purse or wallet but from employees swiping personal information from the files of a facility or office…

Company concerned over documents theft.  Employee is suspected By Richard Wilson Staff Writer DAYTON — A disgruntled employee at a local trucking company is suspected of breaking into the business and stealing personnel documents. A supervisor at A Plus Expediting and Logistics Inc., 1931 Neva Drive, reported that a suspended employee was seen entering the…