October 29, 2010 – 7:41 am
The Arizona Department of Insurance Fraud Unit has busted a suspected medical identity theft ring in Phoenix, Ariz.
Gevorg Melkonyan and Elina Arutynova have been charged for their alleged role in stealing the medical identity of 128 Arizona patients and falsely billing insurance companies for medical serves never provided, totaling more than $600,000. The duo used [...]
October 28, 2010 – 7:57 am
An initiative to address the escalating problem of identity theft launched this week in San Francisco, Calif., and organizers hope the idea catches on.
The San Francisco Identity Theft Council is a nonprofit volunteer effort to educate and assist victims or potential victims, according to its director, Neal O’Farrell.
“It’s really a community response to identity theft,” [...]
October 27, 2010 – 7:34 am
An Elmore County, Ala. tax return preparer was indicted in the Middle District of Alabama for tax fraud and identity theft, according to an announcement by the Justice Department and the Internal Revenue Service.
Sharon D. Thurman, owner of Sharon’s Tax Services, was charged with 14 counts of making false claims for tax refunds, two counts [...]
October 26, 2010 – 7:40 am
Today’s cell phones are more like computers – computers that contain lots of private and personal information, including personal photos and bank account numbers.
Most people upgrade their cell phones, on average, about every 18 months, but when you get rid of your old cell phone, make sure you strip it of all your personal information. Make [...]
October 22, 2010 – 6:58 am
An Apple feature, FaceTime, first made popular on the iPhone 4, has a dangerous security flaw that may put consumers at risk for identity theft.
Apple announced this week that the application lets Mac users video call iPhone 4 and iPod touch users, as well as other Macs. FaceTime for Mac automatically uses the consumer’s address [...]
October 21, 2010 – 7:44 am
Ralph Landers, 43, of Denver, Colo. was sentenced to more than 16 years in federal prison this week after pleading guilty to possession of child pornography, identity theft, fraud and other charges.
Landers has been ordered to repay the almost $304,000 he defrauded banks of, and he received eight years of supervised probation upon release.
Authorities [...]
October 20, 2010 – 7:24 am
A Tennessee woman became a victim of identity theft, and although she’s been working on resolving the problem, she still has no idea how it happened.
For the past two months, “Jane” has been trying to figure out how someone got hold of her name and Social Security number. Police are investigating the case. While applying [...]
October 19, 2010 – 7:01 am
Identity fraud is defined as the fraudulent use of an individual’s identifying information to commit crimes, establish credit accounts, secure loans or enter into contracts. Identity fraud occurs when a criminal uses personal information, such as a Social Security or credit card number, to steal financial resources.
Identity fraud may occur when someone steals personal information, [...]
October 18, 2010 – 7:14 am
A web poll conducted by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling regarding identity theft revealed that 66 percent of those surveyed said they feel at risk.
And rightly so. Identity theft has claimed more than 10 million victims in the past few years, and the crime has been the No. 1 complaint to the Federal Trade [...]
October 15, 2010 – 7:08 am
A California business owner wasn’t fooled by a phishing attempt, and he didn’t buy into the phony tax payment e-mail he received.
Chip Carter, who owns North Bay Cabinets in Vallejo, Calif., received an e-mail stating that his tax payment had been rejected, and although the e-mail looked like the real thing, Carter wasn’t fooled.
The [...]
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