Category Archives: criminal identity theft

Protect yourself from tax-related identity theft

February 6, 2012 – 9:14 am

Tax-related identity theft is quickly turning into a way for thieves to get some quick cash. The National Taxpayer Advocate calls tax-related identity theft one of the top problems currently facing taxpayers.
In most cases, identity thieves steal Social Security numbers and file fraudulent tax returns, and the money is then loaded onto debit cards [...]

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Tennessee woman’s home for rent – and she had no idea

December 28, 2011 – 9:30 am

Identity thieves are always seeking new and inventive ways to fool the masses into giving up their personal or financial information. But they are also constantly coming up with ways to use that information once they’ve stolen it.
A thief in Tennessee stole a woman’s identity, then used it to offer up her home for rent [...]

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ID theft is more sophisticated than you think

November 18, 2011 – 9:04 am
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VA nurse finally sees justice after 15-year ID theft

October 3, 2011 – 8:36 am

After causing 15 years of suffering for a 50-year-old Veterans Affairs hospital nurse, an identity thief is finally behind bars.
Arthur Gerald Jones, 73, has pleaded guilty in a Las Vegas courtroom, and has been ordered to pay restitution to both the Social Security Administration and the man whose identity he stole, Clifton Goodenough. Jones pleaded [...]

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Gift cards used in identity theft

August 3, 2011 – 8:22 am

Two Romanian men are now facing 70 criminal charges after exploiting Dunkin’ Donuts gift cards.
Daniel Gheorghe and Lonel Cristian Popa, who are in the U.S. on journalism visas, exploited a flaw in how the gift cards are programmed, then turned the cards into phony ATM cards. The duo used special software to reprogram the cards [...]

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2007 video still rings true – Protect your child’s SS number

July 29, 2011 – 7:49 am
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ID theft ring targets hundreds from Georgia to California

July 27, 2011 – 8:24 am

A Georgia man orchestrated a operation that stole thousands of checks as part of a theft ring that involves at least 6,100 victims located from Georgia to California.
Derrick Pickett, 38, appeared before a judge this week in Gwinnett County, Ga. Pickett, according to police reports, initially deposited tax return, Social Security, anticipation loan and counterfeit [...]

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IRS issues warning about electronic payment scam

June 29, 2011 – 7:58 am

The IRS has issued a warning to consumers to be aware of a scam e-mail regarding electronic federal tax payments.
The e-mail states that tax payments made by the recipient through the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System have been rejected. The recipient is the directed to a bogus link that downloads malware, which infects the victim’s [...]

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Couple caught for using job applications to steal IDs

June 15, 2011 – 7:38 am

A couple from Canada has been accused of misleading people into believing they were applying for a job, but they were really stealing applicants’ identities.
Danielle Addington and Lyle Barfett allegedly set up a dummy company, and when people came in to apply, they asked them for their driver’s licenses for identification purposes. Then, either Addington [...]

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IRS seeks to crack down on tax-related identity theft

June 6, 2011 – 8:07 am

Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Douglas Shulman told a House panel last week that the growing popularity of the IRS’ e-file option isn’t to blame for a huge increase in identity theft-related tax fraud.
The number of people filing taxes electronically has grown in the past few years, topping off at 71 percent of all returns in [...]

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