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Identity Theft: 'Kids Don't Know They're Victims'
It wasn't until she applied for Medicaid that Jennifer Andrushko discovered someone had been using her young son's Social Security number. Because kids don't have much use for credit, the crime often goes undiscovered for years. Now, Utah is piloting a program that would help protect children against fraud.
Identity Theft: A View From The Trenches
For 12 years running, identity theft has been the leading consumer complaint filed with the Federal Trade Commission. And for those past 12 years, Jeff Wilcox, a Certified Identity
Preventing child identity theft
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- When was the last time you checked your credit report? The recommendation is to check it every year. But you should also be checking your kid's credit file too. Many times parents don't know if their children are victims of ID theft until it's too late.
Identity theft: Kids’ new nightmare
She wasn’t old enough to see a PG-13 movie on her own, but Lamiqua Nowell already owed local utility companies thousands in unpaid bills.
Identity Theft: Grave Robbing for a Tax Refund
Data sold by the government and posted online are mined by thieves
Identity theft a relentless crime for many Kansans
For years, a 52-year-old Wichita man had a fairly stable, simple life, working for the same employer, living in the same house.
Identity Theft: Ways to Prevent Becoming a Victim
An estimated 8.6 million households were victims of identity theft in 2010, the Federal Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) reports. I hear from people on a regular basis who have, unfortunately, been among those statistics. Continue reading →
First Person: Fighting Back Against Identity Theft
One day in early June 2001, I arrived home from work to find a telephone message from my neighbor Karen: "Hey, the FBI was here asking me questions about you - what's going on?" I later discovered that my driver's license had been used as identification to cash stolen business checks. I was a victim of identity theft.
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AMARILLO, TX. --Identity theft hits hundreds of thousands of people a year in the U.S., including right here at home. And once it happens to you, it's extremely difficult to clean it up.
Online scams cost $485 mn in US in 2011: survey
Online scams including identity theft schemes, "advance fee" and "romance fraud" cost Americans some $485 million in 2011, a report prepared for the FBI said Thursday.
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