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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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Government to crack down on tax ID theft

June 3, 2011 – 6:48 am

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Congressman, IRS working to stop tax ID theft

June 1, 2011 – 8:00 am

A tax fraud issue that affects thousands of taxpayers in the U.S. is finally getting some attention in Washington, D.C.
Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida gathered with victims and IRS officials at a hearing on identity theft and tax fraud last week, which Nelson says will help lay the groundwork for Congressional action on the [...]

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South Korean ID theft ring leader caught in Hawaii

May 18, 2011 – 8:17 am

A grand jury in Honolulu has indicted a man accused of leading an identity theft ring that prosecutors say stole information from 145 people on Oahu. The ring used stolen information to set up credit cards and checks with fake IDs. The information was obtained through home invasions and auto thefts.
The ring leader, Pyong Pak, [...]

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Half-dozen arrested, charged in LA with ID theft in multimillion-dollar case

May 11, 2011 – 8:24 am

Six people in Los Angeles have been charged with identity theft fraud by a federal grand jury in connection with a fraud case that cost banks more than $3 million.
The U.S. attorney’s office said the jury returned a 29-count bank fraud indictment last week against an Arkansas woman and six accomplices. The group stole Social [...]

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Identity theft victim fights back

April 1, 2011 – 7:33 am

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Former Marine becomes sailor through ID theft

February 14, 2011 – 8:38 am

A former Marine has admitted to stealing his brother’s identity in order to join the Navy.
Jason Robert Daniels has pleaded guilty to identity theft, fraud and misuse of a Social Security number. He used his brother’s name, Douglas Arvil Daniels, to enlist in the Navy in Detroit, Mich. in January 2008 after having been [...]

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