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Saturday, May 06, 2006

Phishing - Redding bank ready to shred


Redding bank ready to shred
Record Searchlight - PremierWest Bank in Redding will team up Saturday with a Chico firm that specializes in the destruction of sensitive documents to host a free community shred day. The event will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the bank's 880 Cypress Ave. branch. "This is
Source: www.redding.com

Personal Security and Identity Theft Expert Discusses Consumer
24-7PressRelease.com - Voice over Internet protocol, also known as VoIP, has become phishers' latest target. The ever-improving scams again underscore the need for consumer education efforts that promote vigilance and smart use of security technology. /24-7PressRelease
Source: www.24-7pressrelease.com

Hackers Access Personal Data at UMDNJ
1010Wins - NEWARK (1010 WINS) -- Computer hackers were able to gain access to the Social Security numbers and other confidential financial information of almost 2,000 University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey students and alumni, university officials
Source: www.1010wins.com

Teens accused of stealing credit card
Sun Journal - A Craven County teenager is accused with another teen of bilking her grandfather out of thousands of dollars. Rick Barney, Craven County Sheriff investigator, arrested Jorge E. Maldonado, 19, and Ambehr Dawn Russo, 18, both of Clear View Drive
Source: www.newbernsunjournal.com

ID thief sentenced for using dead children's names in fraud scheme
Seattle Times - A Whatcom County man who used the names of dead children in what prosecutors called one of the Pacific Northwest's most extensive identity-theft cases was sentenced this morning to three years in federal prison. Larry Albert, a 62-year-old Texas
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com

Children Are Growing Target For Identity Thieves
Channel 6000 - TIGARD, Ore. -- It seems unlikely that a child could have bad credit, but there's a growing trend of identity thieves targeting children. Tigard credit counselor Sally Spurgeon says child identity theft is on the rise, and the thief is often a parent
Source: www.koin.com