A Bend woman was arrested on more than 160 identity theft, forgery and computer crime charges, the third arrest in a scheme that went through peoples garbage to find their mail, then created fake checks and IDs. Police say it reminds all of the importance of shredding personal info. View…
South Carolina Man Arrested for Medicaid Data Theft
Christopher Lykes is accused of stealing 228,435 people’s personal data, including names, phone numbers, dates of birth and Medicaid account numbers. View full post on eSecurityPlanet RSS Feed View full post on National Cyber Security
Vt. funeral home director pleads guilty to theft
A former Vermont funeral home director has pleaded guilty to stealing thousands of dollars from the business. View full post on computer theft – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
ProtectMyID: Nearly 1/5 of complaints received by the FTC are about identity theft, and the number is growing!
ProtectMyID: Nearly 1/5 of complaints received by the FTC are about identity theft, and the number is growing! View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security
Coral Springs woman pleads guilty to tax-related fraud and ID theft of U.S. Marines
A Coral Springs woman has pleaded guilty to stealing the identities of U.S. Marines and others in a tax-refund scheme designed to trick the Internal Revenue Service into sending her thousands of dollars, authorities said. View full post on id theft prison – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post…
ProtectMyID: Government docs / benefits #fraud accounted for 27% of identity theft cases reported in 2011, credit card fraud made up 14%. #FTCSentinel
ProtectMyID: Government docs / benefits #fraud accounted for 27% of identity theft cases reported in 2011, credit card fraud made up 14%. #FTCSentinel View full post on Twitter / ProtectMyID View full post on National Cyber Security
Restaurant manager sentenced in ID theft
A local restaurant manager is sentenced in federal court for stealing identity of waitress and defrauding bank. View full post on id theft prison – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
ID theft suspect’s rent: $9 a month
LAWRENCE — A woman charged as part of an alleged nationwide identity theft ring was paying just $9 per month to live in a subsidized apartment at 19 Bigelow St. in South Lawrence. Carmen Beltre, 47, was arrested on Feb. 23 on a federal warrant. She had been a fugitive…
Theft of laptop leads to extortion nightmare traced to St. Paul
Threats to post nude photos and video of a student in Ohio led to St. Paul. View full post on cyber extortion – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Evans restaurant manager sentenced in ID theft
Regina Beard, 43, was sentenced Wednesday by to 46 months imprisonment based on her previously entered guilty plea to bank fraud. View full post on id theft prison – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security