Archive for the ‘ID Theft In The News’ Category

8 July 2009

Bloomberg TV about ID Theft

In an age when your credit score determines not only the interest rate you get on loans, but everything from insurance premiums to apartment rentals to jobs, identity theft can be financially devastating. Learn how to minimize your chances of having your identity stolen, and what to do if it is.

4 July 2009

How to catch an ID Thief

This is a eye-opening video of Chris Hansen from Dateline showing us how he was able to catch an ID Thief buying their credit cards and using them to buy things from around the world in just minutes! Here is the complete article from MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17822386/ns/dateline_nbc-to_catch_an_id_thief/

3 July 2009

Tucson man goes to prison…

A Tucson man faces three years in federal prison for his part in an identity theft ring that stole more than $64,000. He stole the identities of customers from a Tucson Honda dealership where he worked as a salesman and had access to credit information. Read entire article: http://www.kold.com/global/story.asp?s=10638578

1 July 2009

Identity Theft Victim Charged!

Identity Theft Victim Charged With Identity Theft! Margot Somerville 64, a retired Wells Fargo Bank vice president, wallet was stolen in 2006 on a San Francisco streetcar. But she would later end up facing felony identity-theft charges 950 miles away. Authorities claimed she had put the woman up to it. “They thought I hired her.” [...]