A child is 51 times more likely to be a victim of than an adult is   Greensboro, NC — It happened at age six. “It’s really scary. Just to think what could happen to me in the future – and what it’s going to effect,” said Madison Polansky. Ten years later, Polansky had no…

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Gangs Move From Drugs To ID Theft On the same night the Miami Dade Gang Task Force was out chasing gang members for the types of crimes what you would normally expect — dealing drugs, stealing cars, and carrying guns. Another operation was taking place. In a parking lot for Miami Dade College’s North Campus,…

America’s 10 Worst States for Fraud (Florida was #1 for 2011) When times are hard, fraud often gets worse. Americans are under great financial pressure, and there is no shortage of criminals waiting to take advantage of it. According to the most recent report published by the Federal Trade Commission, there were more than 1.8…

IRS fails tax fraud victims, new report finds Identity theft victims trying to get their tax refunds must navigate a Byzantine system of unreturned phone calls, conflicting regulations and unskilled Internal Revenue Service employees who give them incorrect information. That’s the grim synopsis of a watchdog report issued Tuesday in Washington that said the process…

Bay area ID leaks cost jobs, leave victims and businesses in the lurch Gary Deavers’ remodeling project was put on hold after someone fraudulently filed for a tax refund in his name. Later he learned from police that his credit application with Ashley Furniture was found in the car of a convict. Gary Deavers’ remodeling…

Personal info found in recycling bin A woman’s hunt for coupons in a local dumpster turns up thousands of sensitive documents, exposing the personal information of hundreds of people. Confidential material a thief could use to steal your identity sitting at the bottom of a dumpster. Lynda contacted ABC15 after first finding the private medical…

Montgomery County, N.C. – Hundreds of documents filled with peoples’ social security numbers and dates of birth somehow ended up in trash bags on the side of the road in Montgomery County.   The documents came from a drug-testing company called Professional Medical Resources, Inc. News 2 called the company Thursday, but no one returned…

NYPD Place confidential documents in trash Bronx cops disposed of dozens of sensitive files by tossing them in the garbage outside the 40th Precinct station house, where they were fair game for local Dumpster divers. The files — including at least one domestic-violence report, stolen property records, criminal complaints and mug shots — were found…

Florida Ranks Third for Identity Theft The State Attorney’s Office says the latest statistics show Florida moving up on the list of states with high rates of identity theft. “The latest statistics show the year before last Florida was number five in incidents of identity theft. We have unfortunately moved up to number three,” says…