Tuesday, February 15, 2011

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Tampa Mayor Iorio Declares February 20-26 "Identity Theft Awareness Week"
GlobeNewsWire (press release)
15, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In support of local law enforcement and continued consumer education, Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio has declared the week of February 20 as "Identity Theft Awareness Week." According to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report, ...
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PG woman appears in court on Identity theft charges
Daily Herald
A Pleasant Grove woman accused of identity theft made an initial appearance in court on Tuesday. Gypsy Willis, 34, is charged with identity fraud and two counts of giving false statements, all second-degree felonies, and filing a wrongful lien, ...
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What you can do to prevent ID theft
Dailyrecord.com
The phrase "I want to be just like you" takes a scary turn when we consider identity theft. Somebody swipes your purse and, just like that, they have the chance to be you. They can make purchases in your name, charge your card, or empty your bank ...
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Sioux County man charged with identity theft, forgery
Sioux City Journal
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa -- A Orange City, Iowa, man is facing forgery and identity theft charges for allegedly using another person's identity to gain employment. The Sioux County Sheriff's Office said in a statement released Tuesday that Ernesto ...
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Is Your Child Vulnerable to Identity Theft?
Credit.com News (blog)
Parsons was able to convince the collection agency that his family was the victim of identity theft – but now, well after the incident, he tells KY3 News that he isn't taking any chances. "Every year I check our credit but (now) I check theirs as well ...
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Credit.com News (blog)
6 News Investigates: Identity Theft
KRIS Corpus Christi News
CORPUS CHRISTI -- When Ryan O'Neill's truck was broken into a few months ago, the only thing stolen was his checkbook he had barely used; so after he filed a police report - he thought that would be the end of it. "That was about as far as it went ...
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Identity Theft 911 Chief Information Security Officer Speaks on Data Breach ...
Business Wire (press release)
Data breach, identity theft protection and cybercrime expert Ondrej Krehel will share forensic and cyber detection tactics for data breach investigations at the 2011 RSA Conference, the premier computer security industry event. ...
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Office Paper Systems Launches freesecureshredding.com, A Community Service ...
Benzinga
This will certainly help those of us that are holding on to old hard drives and floppy disks." No one is immune to the ever looming presence of identity theft but with services in place like this it gives us the chance to take extra steps to ensure we ...
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Lost or Stolen Mobile Can Lead to Identity Theft
Blogger News Network (blog)
by Identity Theft Speaker in All News We lose stuff. You put something down, you get distracted, you forget about it and it's gone. Stuff falls out of pockets and bags all the time. I'm one of those people that's so smart, I'm stupid and absent minded ...
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I-Team 10 investigation: The secrets of identity theft --a criminal tells all
News 10NBC
A local man convicted of identity theft is now spilling the beans on how he accessed personal information of strangers. He sat down with I-Team 10 investigator Brett Davidsen and he lays out exactly what you need to do to detect and defend your ...
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Children Increasingly a Target for Identity Theft
KLAS-TV
Nevada is the fifth worst state in the nation for identity theft. Identity thieves don't care who you are or how young you are. "It's rising every day, because of the simple fact kids are really easy to manipulate and to victimize," said Metro Police ...
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More identity theft on Winsor Place
NorthJersey.com
The GRPD crime prevention bureau held an identity theft prevention seminar for Winsor Place residents Feb. 7, said Chief Sheila Byron-Lagattuta. Bureau representatives discussed the individual cases with residents before detailing the issue of identity ...
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Simple solutions to identity theft
Abbotsford Times
I wonder if those 30 cars that were broken into recently while the owners were in church could have been prevented if the insurance papers were not left in their vehicles. We are constantly reminded to hide everything from plain view and never leave ...
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Intellidact Enterprise Redaction Software Microsoft Certified for SharePoint
Business Wire (press release)
"We look forward to SharePoint's continued growth and playing an important part in providing identity theft and document privacy compliance solutions within it." Intellidact for SharePoint provides Intellidact's leading identity theft protections and ...
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Lauderdale County roundup nets 21 people charged in prescription drug scheme
WAFF
Four of those arrested were indicted by a federal grand jury on February 2 on mail fraud and identity theft charges. The federal indictment was unsealed last week. Also last week, a state grand jury in Lauderdale County indicted 27 people on charges ...
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Privacy muscle to protect identity
Calcutta Telegraph
Sources in the government said the Right to Privacy Bill, 2011, was almost certain to be tabled in the coming budget session to address eavesdrop concerns and the "larger question" of "identity theft" following the decision to collect personal details ...
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AG Jepsen looking into Facebook fraud that struck Milford State Rep.
Ct Post
Jepsen sent a letter to Facebook on Monday explaining that his office will be investigating "because of the real and immediate danger of financial fraud and identity theft associated with this scam." He requested that the social networking company send ...
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NYC Fights Back Against Corporate Crime
GlobeSt.com
So the DA is stepping up its efforts to fight crime in the 21 st Century, including more computerized applications, enhanced DNA testing, a new cold case unit and a dedicated focus on cyber crime and identity theft. "We've implemented computerized ...
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GlobeSt.com
Police suspect ID thief at work in Ladysmith
Canada.com
By Darrell Bellaart, The Daily News February 15, 2011 Ladysmith merchants are being asked to be careful with customer information while Mounties probe a suspect in an identity-theft case. RCMP are reaching shopkeepers in the usually quiet town through ...
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Board member an ID theft victim
Chatham Daily News
"Now I'm very familiar with identity theft.'' Bondy praised the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) for its quick intervention in the scam. "The bank called me within 20 minutes of the withdrawal to tell me what was going on,'' he said. ...
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Part-Owner of Maryland Tax Business Guilty of Preparing False Returns ...
Federal Bureau of Investigation (press release) (blog)
Tyrone Robert Campbell, of Baltimore, Maryland, who owned a tax preparation business with his wife, pled guilty to conspiracy to file false tax returns, to aiding and assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, and to aggravated identity theft ...
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Tuesday's police log: Carson and Torrance
Daily Breeze
By Stephanie Walton Staff Writer - Identity theft (not on map). 2009, location in Wyoming. Someone used the victim's identifying information to obtain employment. - Identity theft (not on map). 2005. Someone used the victim's identifying information to ...
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New ID requirements for obtaining birth, death, marriage, divorce records
Waynesville Daily Guide
By Staff reports The state health department has adopted new guidelines for obtaining copies of birth, death, marriage and divorce records to help protect Missourians from identity theft. Beginning March 1, identification will be required when ...
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Public record for Feb. 15, 2011
Janesville Gazette
15, 2011 -- IDENTITY THEFT, reported at 12:26 pm Thursday at M&I Bank, 100 N. Main St., Janesville. The victim's purse had been stolen, and someone made several withdrawals in her name at the bank. A suspect in the case is suspected in similar ...
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White House Advisor: Use of Term Cyberwar 'Terrible'
Huffington Post
Resolving online criminality like identity theft should be treated differently than protecting the electric grid from sabotage by foreign powers or online espionage, but war-like rhetoric may threaten the US's ability to deal with any of these issues ...
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Missouri to require photo ID for vital records requests
Columbia Missourian
BY Matt Beezley The department is imposing the new regulation to help prevent identity theft of those in the records. "These new guidelines are being implemented to offer a higher degree of protection for documents that contain personal information," ...
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Plea deal is pending in criminal case against Oshkosh man accused of using ...
Oshkosh Northwestern
Joshua P. Rew, 28, entered not guilty pleas to three counts of identity theft during an arraignment in Winnebago County Circuit Court Monday. According to the criminal complaint, Rew used a woman's credit card three times on Dec. 28. ...
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Watercooler: How I Met Your Mad Love
TV Guide
by Damian Holbrook Barney Stinson should sue for identity theft. Because there's a sitcom running around pretending to be How I Met Your Mother and failing dramatically. Let's say it cheap-suited up. Unless you are among the headless, you too saw the ...
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TV Guide
Identity Finder 5.0 Announced
PC Magazine
Identity Finder's announcement points up a 2010 report from the Identity Theft Resource Center, which recorded a nearly 33 percent increase in data breaches over 2009, breaches that exposed a total of 16167542 records. The company notes that "It is ...
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Miami Students Targeted by Tax Cheater
NBC Miami
By DONNA RAPADO Over a half-dozen students from the same Miami Lakes college became the victims of identity theft after false tax claims were filed in their names, and now the students want to know if there's a link to their school. ...
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45% active users want to pay for goods, services through mobile
mydigitalfc.com
Seventy per cent said that mobile phone payments increase the risk of identity theft and fraud. "Mobile commerce —which encompasses mobile banking, such as checking balances or paying bills over a mobile phone, plus coupons, promotions, redeemable ...
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Women steal $6300 in clothing at outlet mall
Chicago Sun-Times
Seante Williams, 44, of the 13100 block of Corliss Avenue, Chicago, was charged with felony identity theft and felony use of a fraudulent driver's license at the Westfield Fox Valley mall at 4:20 pm Sunday, Aurora police said. ...
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New Scam Targets Local Job Seekers
KIONrightnow.com
The One Stop Career Center in Salinas is posting fliers, alerting people they could become victims of identity theft. By the looks of the email, you might think it's from a legitimate Human Resources manager. But, it's not, it's actually a scam. ...
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Sidestepping financial scams
Chicago Tribune
"They're telling people to give them their Social Security numbers, and then using that information to perpetrate medical identity theft, or plain old identity theft." (See related story on page 6.) Older adults can also be victimized by investments ...
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Chicago Tribune
Threats allegedly made after homeowner refuses caller's request
Amherstburg Echo
AMHERSTBURG — Amherstburg police are investigating a threatening complaint that originated as part of what police believe could be a possible identity theft scam. Police say an unknown caller phoned the resident claiming to be a computer repair ...
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Police and fire calls
Topeka Capital Journal
... of Kansas drug tax payment, 11:32 pm 2/14. Alberto Llamas Ortegas, 49, in connection with theft, 1:50 am 2/15. Theresa Rene Hight, 47, in connection with identity theft and forgery, 8:50 am 2/15. Felony cases reported to the Topeka Police Department.
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Online Credit Applications Ripe For Fraud
Blogger News Network (blog)
by Identity Theft Speaker in All News We currently rely on easily counterfeited identification, and we transmit credit card applications using the phone, fax, Internet, or snail mail, all of which are relatively anonymous methods. ...
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This Week in Credit Card News: Revenue-Draining Regulations, Rising Debt ...
Forbes (blog)
[Bloomberg Businessweek] The number of victims of identity theft dropped 28% in the US in 2010. However, the average out-of-pocket loss soared to $631 from $387–an increase of more than 60 percent. The Javelin Strategy & Research study reported that ...
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Forbes (blog)
Shrewsbury police log for Feb. 3 - 12
Shrewsbury Chronicle
10:17 am- An Old Brook Road resident reported identity theft. Police responded and took a report. 11:58 am- A two-car accident occurred on Boston Turnpike Road. No injuries were reported. 2:08 pm- A two-car accident occurred on Boston Turnpike Road. ...
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Holy product placement, Batman!
Belleville News Democrat
BY DAVID HILTBRAND - The Philadelphia Inquirer Jimmy Kimmel opens every show with a pitch for some product -- from beer to toilet paper to identity-theft protection. Yes, it's couched in humor, but that's just applesauce to cover the taste of the ...
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New York City hospital system admits to massive data breach
Infosecurity Magazine (US)
... and storage of sensitive data, but HHC is taking responsibility for providing information and credit monitoring services to any affected individual who may be worried about the possibility of identity theft", said HHC President Alan D. Aviles. ...
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Information on hospital data breach remains scarce
Daily Mail - Charleston
Identity theft is an increasingly common problem as hackers breach what are supposedly secure data held by banks, colleges, hospitals and government agencies. At the same time, Americans are voluntarily posting previously hard-to-obtain information ...
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I-Team: Pick-Pocketing Crooks Going High Tech
Malaysia Sun
It's called electronic pick-pocketing: crooks read your account information inside the hi-tech chips of your latest ';smart credit cards?. Rene Hilton worries about identity theft whenever she uses her credit cards. ?I'm very nervous about that, ...
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Microsoft Selects PhoneFactor to Provide Multi-Factor Security for HealthVault
Business Wire (press release)
HealthVault users can now benefit from an extra layer of security when signing into the service, further protecting users' privacy and preventing identity theft and fraud. "Our customers want choice, ease-of-use, and they want tools to help them secure ...
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