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This Week in Credit News: Identity Theft Galore
The biggest news this week is all about identity theft, after the Federal Trade Commission released a report stating that more Americans have reported being victims than ever before. Identity Theft...
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12.6 Million Reasons Why Identity Theft Matters
If you still believe identity theft is a marketing gimmick, it’s time to take a look at the Federal Trade Commission report released this week. Identity theft is once again the top complaint in...
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5 Ways to Protect Your Mail From Identity Thieves
Your mail carrier may soon get Saturdays off, but identity thieves never rest. The U.S. Postal Service has announced that it will cease Saturday mail delivery beginning in August. So now is a good time...
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Treasury Department Issues Warning on Tax Identity Theft
Identity theft is a significant problem for consumers nationwide throughout the year, but may become even more of a consideration during filing season. Tax identity theft is on the rise and has been...
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Businesses Falling Short on Protecting Your Shared Data
Identity theft and data breaches have become two major problems for consumers in recent years as more information is digitized, and more chances to expose it come along. But now new research suggests...
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New York DMV Uncovers 13,000 ID Theft Cases
Identity theft is an ongoing and widespread problem across the country, and thieves are constantly finding new ways to commit this crime. One increasingly popular type of scam is obtaining...
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Michelle Obama & Celebrities’ Credit Reports Hacked
It’s the ultimate in financial creepiness: knowing someone’s been spying on your credit or other financial details. How about then having those details posted online for anyone to view — or grab?...
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New Identity Theft Scheme Involves Obamacare
Criminals are always looking for new twists to get consumers to give up their identifying information, and now some seem to have settled on one that relates to the Affordable Care Act. Many consumers...
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SC Bill Would Offer Tax Breaks for ID Theft Protection
Millions of Americans are affected by identity theft every year and the problem is growing at an alarming rate. With this in mind, lawmakers in South Carolina are now looking into a way for residents...
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Could Your Paper Boy Steal Your Identity?
A Massachusetts man was recently arraigned in connection with a massive identity theft scheme that ripped off numerous people for at least $200,000. Ikponmwosa Ogiugo, who worked as a newspaper...
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Did Consumer Reports Get It Wrong on ID Theft?
We commissioned a national poll last month which found that nearly 40 percent of Americans believe “identity theft is not a serious problem.” In fact, they said they thought that it’s “a marketing tool...
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ID Thieves Take Aim at Govt. Benefits
These days, identity theft exists in many different forms — and some types are growing in popularity among thieves. This seems to be particularly true for fraud related to government benefits, which...
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Consumer Lessons from the Celebrity Hacking Scandal
Last week, a dozen high profile celebrities, government officials and politicians were victims of hackers who posted sensitive financial information online. The victims included Jay Z, Beyonce, Paris...
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To Catch a Thief: Will Techie Upgrades Prevent ID Theft?
Identity theft is all too common these days, but a shocking new report from the Federal Trade Commission highlights just how bad the situation’s become. Identity theft isn’t just the top complaint in...
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Lose Your Social Security Card? Here’s What to Do.
Most people know which documents contain sensitive information and require special care. But do you know what to do if you lose your Social Security card, credit card or driver’s license? There are two...
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The Top States for Credit Card Fraud
Identity theft has become a major problem in the U.S. that many financial institutions and government agencies are striving to prevent, and it seems that one type in particular has grown rather popular...
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Beach Blanket Bummer: Spring Break Scams to Watch Out For
It’s fairly common this time of year for scams related to spring break trips to crop up, and “spring breakers” are targets for many kinds of fraud, according to a report from National Consumers...
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5 Places Where You Should Never Give Your Social Security Number
Every time you go to a new doctor or dentist and they give you a clipboard brimming with documents to fill out and sign, notice how they always ask for your Social Security number? Do you dutifully...
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The Tax Scams You Don’t Want to Mess With
Tax identity theft is a growing problem nationwide and the Internal Revenue Service has stepped up its efforts to crack down on this pervasive and growing type of fraud. There are a large number of tax...
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Digital Grave Robbers: The Newest Breed of Identity Thieves
Identity theft can have massive negative effects on millions of people nationwide every year, but today, even many victims who are no longer living may be susceptible to being ripped off by criminals....
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