August 31, 2010 – 7:27 am
Mortgage scams aren’t a new thing. They’ve been around for a long time. But there has been a rise in popularity for this particular crime among identity thieves.
Identity thieves don’t commit mortgage scams to get to your identity so much as they are targeting your identity to get to your mortgage. Why is this? It’s [...]
August 30, 2010 – 7:50 am
Americanconsumernews.com took a look at LifeLock today and asked the question: Is LifeLock a scam?
The answer was, without a doubt, no.
The news blog took a look at the services offered by LifeLock, based in Tempe, Ariz., including monitoring the Internet for credit and non-credit related threats to consumer identity information. LifeLock monitors for fraudulent [...]
August 27, 2010 – 7:04 am
A 29-year-old South Florida woman has admitted she stole someone’s identity, which she then used to rack up $20,000 in debt because she needed to fix her defective breast implants.
Shatarka Nuby also told the judge she had to furnish her new condo.
Nuby pleaded guilty to charges of aggravated identity theft and conspiracy to use unauthorized [...]
August 26, 2010 – 7:47 am
Americans are facing many things these days that cause them to fear – terrorism, a sluggish economy, a weak job market, inflation, high unemployment rates – but for many, the greatest fear is caused by the possibility of an attack on their personal and financial privacy.
Shielding your information with no risk is next [...]
August 25, 2010 – 12:16 pm
Inc. magazine has ranked LifeLock as an industry leader in proactive identity theft protection, and eighth on its 29th annual Inc. 500 List, an exclusive ranking of the nation’s fastest growing private company.
The publication also recognized LifeLock as No. 1 in the security category.
The list represents the most comprehensive look at what many feel are [...]
August 25, 2010 – 7:33 am
A federal judge has granted final approval to a settlement between Countrywide Financial Corp. and millions of customers left at high risk for identity theft due to a security breach.
Now owned by Bank of America, Countrywide will now provide free credit monitoring for up to 17 million people whose financial information was exposed. The group [...]
August 24, 2010 – 8:30 am
In this day and age, it’s not uncommon for a person to fall victim to identity theft. But there are some tools you can use to prevent becoming a victim.
Reverse e-mail lookup Web sites are quickly becoming a handy tool in the fight against identity theft. By using them, you can prevent the worst from [...]
August 23, 2010 – 7:38 am
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has released information on a state prison inmate who orchestrated an identity theft scam that tricked hotel employees.
Damion Andrico Goldsmith, 40, who has previous convictions for fraudulent use of personal information, credit card fraud, grand theft and fraud, tried several hotel employes into helping him obtain credit card numbers [...]
August 20, 2010 – 8:12 am
LaVada Cruse 23, of New Jersey, has been arrested and charged in a student loan scam that allowed her to collect nearly $200,000 in student loans after submitting fraudulent loan applications over a period of four years.
Cruse has been charged with mail fraud and aggravated identity theft. She applied for 92 student loans between [...]
August 19, 2010 – 7:33 am
A Canadian man buried more than a year ago underneath a tombstone bearing his gambling buddy’s name has taken his true identity – and a stolen one – to the grave.
The mystery man used a stolen ID to check into a hospital in Calgary last year, and later died there of natural causes. An [...]
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