Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A Cortlandt man has been accused of stealing credit cards from unlocked cars and using the cards throughout Westchester County, police said. Omar Hassan, 24, was arrested on August 19 after an investigation by state police in Brewster, who received several reports…
Investigators searching for identify theft suspect
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH)– Crime Stoppers is offering a cash reward to bring an arrest in a case of identity theft in the Columbus and Grandview areas. According to investigators, an unidentified man obtained the person information of another person and opened…
Cuomo to college students: fake IDs pose identity theft risk
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is warning college students about the risks of buying fake IDs online. Cuomo says state investigators have discovered “dozens” of cases of identity theft that occurred after the victim tried to purchase…
STEM a ‘driving’ force in preventing identity theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans New York and New Jersey are teaming up to fight identity theft and they’re going high tech to do it. When you’re talking math, the DMV is probably not the first place that comes to mind. However, behind the scenes, they’re…
Frank Abagnale Sounds the Identity Theft Alarm: Don’t Get Caught, If You Can
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Protecting consumers against identity theft and hacking by cybercriminals into their financial and medical records should be a higher priority by the government, said Frank Abagnale, the infamous con artist who has been an FBI consultant for nearly…
End Identity Theft Caused by Adoption
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Seven to ten million American adoptees’ original birth certificates are falsified and then sealed. It happened to me. My names, and family, were stolen by adoption fifteen months after my legitimate birth in 1956. I have known the truth since I…
3 On Your Side: College Student Identity Theft Concerns
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — As college students begin to head back to school, they’ll get lots of reminders on how to keep their personal belongings safe. But a different kind of theft could be far more costly. 3 On Your Side Consumer…
Tax refund could be delayed by identity theft or tax fraud
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans HI, SUN SPOTS: Thank you for the article on the income tax refund. Mine came in about 120 days. Keep up the good work. — No Name via mail. RESPONSE: In case it helps more of our readers, on July 14…
Identity Theft Triggers Birth Certificate Alarm
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is currently taking steps to restrict to certain categories of persons the right to apply for birth certificates because of increasing incidents of fraud and identity theft. In some jurisdictions, there are restricted categories of persons…
Skimming device used at gas station, state police investigating identity theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans WASHINGTON, Pa. —Pennsylvania State police in Washington County are investigating an identity theft incident and have released surveillance photos of the alleged suspects asking for the public’s help identifying them. Police say a skimming device was placed on a the card…