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Category Archives: child identity theft
Children can’t rest in peace if identity thief is after them
January 23, 2012 – 7:53 am
It never ceases to amaze – the extent to which identity thieves will go to obtain the information they need in order to steal money and commit crimes.
A woman in northeastern England lost her daughter after undergoing heart surgery. A few years later, she discovered a fraudulent Facebook profile featuring pictures of herself and her [...]
Foster kids are easy targets for identity theft
October 10, 2011 – 8:26 am
There are a disturbing number of children who leave foster care only to find that someone has stolen their identity to open credit accounts, take out loans or pay bills. Studies show that foster children face higher rates of identity theft than other children or even adults. Some experts say that as many as 30 [...]
Breach in Iowa exposes toddlers to possible identity theft
July 6, 2011 – 8:01 am
A list of possible identity theft victims following a security breach in Iowa includes toddlers.
Around 200 residents were affected by a breach in College Savings Iowa. An employee working in customer service for a company connected to the college savings firm accessed accounts with private information. Social Security numbers, birth dates, names, contact information and [...]
Child ID theft forum to be held
June 22, 2011 – 7:13 am
Carnegie Mellon researchers scanned more than 40,000 children’s identity records in April 2011 as part of a study on identity theft, and found that 10 percent of them had Social Security numbers that had been used by at least one other person.
This has prompted the government to step up its efforts to educate parents on [...]
