Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans An Antelope Valley woman pleaded guilty Wednesday in a mail fraud scheme that used personal data stolen from elderly victims in an effort to defraud the state’s unemployment insurance program out of nearly $300,000. Dena Buttram of Littlerock, 32 — who also…
Identity theft on the rise – take greater care
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans OUR love of online shopping and social media is making Australians unwitting pawns in the global fraud marketplace. That’s just one of the findings of recent research by credit analysts Veda in time for National Identity Fraud Awareness Week, which runs…
Retirees Prime Targets for Identity Theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Well, one thing’s for sure: A disproportionate percentage of identity theft complaints come from people 50-plus (though I’m sure some readers would hardly consider 50-somethings to be seniors—but you get the point). Some scammers go after seniors because they know that…
EMV technology combats identity theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The times they are a-changin.’ Although Bob Dylan’s famous folk song wasn’t about the way we’ll be using our credit cards in 2015, it certainly could have been. Because, as of Oct. 1, what happens when we slide our credit cards into…
How Medicare puts you at risk for identity theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans I’m a few years out from being eligible for Medicare — I turned 61 in August. Because I’ve done a lot of reporting about health care and health policy, I know a little more than some people about the program, which…
Attorney: Dothan ID theft suspect is U.S. citizen, manager of restaurant
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Attorney Jim Parkman said his client, a suspect in multiple identity theft cases, is a U.S. citizen who works as a restaurant manager in Orlando, Florida. Parkman asked the court to set bail for his 43-year-old client, Ivan Ricardo Acosta, who…
Two charged with credit card fraud and felony theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Dothan police arrested two people on Tuesday for credit card fraud charges and felony theft. According to Dothan police statements, police arrested 20-year-old Jeremiah Reeves, and 19-year-old Simone Baker, and charged them both with two felony counts of fraudulent use of…
Woman found hiding in porta-potty arrested for identity theft
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans A woman wanted on identity theft charges has been arrested in Oregon after a construction worker lifted the lid of a portable toilet to find her hiding inside. The Register-Guard reports that 27-year-old Treasure Dawn Shockey, who had two warrants for her…
Identity theft on the rise
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that 17.6 million U.S. residents were victims of identity theft in 2014. Idtheftcenter.org, a nonprofit service organization that helps victims, reported a 300 percent increase in calls during 2014 related to child identity theft. Missouri…
Niall Horan Identity ‘Theft’ Case Deepens, Reveals Bio
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Niall Horan may be an unusual name, but someone in Ireland has been using it for years — and is not afraid to show their face in print. Niall Horan is definitely one of Ireland’s favorite sons, but it appears that…