Identity Theft
Beware of Online Help Wanted Scams, BBB Warns
2:30PM 7/18/2011
As the unemployment rate climbed yet again during this seemingly endless recession, desperate job seekers need to be extra careful not to get sucker punched by bogus help wanted ads.
Many of these phony help wanted listings, the Better Business Bureau warns, are designed to extract upfront fees or...
How to Avoid Being a Victim of ATM Skimming
10:00AM 7/18/2011
The next time you're in a rush to grab some cash from an ATM or fill up at the gas pump, take a few extra seconds and check over the machine before swiping your card. Otherwise, you could fall victim to a skimmer, the Federal Bureau of Investigation warned recently.
The FBI's warning came a day...
Phony Doctor Admits 'Treating' Hundreds of Elderly Patients
11:30AM 7/13/2011
A New Jersey man posing as a licensed physicians admitted illegally treating patients, prescribing medicine and even ordering procedures for dozens of unsuspecting victims in the Toms River area of New Jersey, the FBI announced.
Patrick Lynch, 54, who masqueraded as an doctor with an Ocean County,...
Identity Theft Tips for Sony PlayStation Hack Victims
10:00AM 5/10/2011
The massive hack of Sony's PlayStation Network in late April compromised the personal information of more than 100 million users, leaving them vulnerable to identity theft. The theft targeted members of the PlayStation Network, which connects users of the video game to each other, Sony and other...
Companies Settle After Compromising Privacy of 65,000 Consumers
9:00AM 5/06/2011
Two companies whose lax security procedures exposed more than 60,000 of their customers' employees to identity theft and fraud have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they violated federal law by failing to protect sensitive data.
Despite claims from Ceridian Corporation and Lookout...
Five members of an international cyber-crime ring were convicted on federal charges for their part in a phishing scheme that fooled consumers into revealing personal information that was then used to siphon their bank accounts.
The five scammers found guilty by a federal jury were among 53...
Thought Your Financial Info Was Safe In Restaurants? Think Again
12:00PM 4/05/2011
Customers who hand over credit cards to bartenders and wait staff deserve better protection than they got from a large restaurant chain, say state attorneys who recently won a six-figure settlement for a restaurant group's data-security failures.
The Briar Group, in Boston, agreed to pay...
A high-tech fake identification mill in Utah has been dismantled by a special team of the Utah Attorney General's office.
Agents of the SECURE Strike Force seized equipment used to make a wide variety of identity cards from different states and countries. They confiscated computers, printers,...
FBI Warns of Three Online Scams: Sex, Taxes and a Desktop Hijack
12:01PM 3/12/2011
Making a list of federal scam alerts this week is a fraudulent dating site; a phishing email that claims your federal tax payment has been rejected; and a bogus virus-removal service that allows criminals to hijack your computer.
The alerts by the IC3, a partnership between the FBI and the...
Who's Your Stalker? Facebook Scam Makes a New Appearance
11:00AM 3/10/2011
Facebook has quickly become scam central, and with as many as 600 million users it's easy to understand why criminals are attacking The Social Network in earnest. Scams come and go with the headlines, but lately to resurface is the Stalker app, which tries to tempt a click with a variation on an...
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