All About Identity Theft

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Saturday, September 16, 2006

Stealing my (ID Theft) identity? Who would want it? PERSPECTIVE LORI BORGMAN 


Stealing my identity? Who would want it? PERSPECTIVE LORI BORGMAN 
A FRIEND thought the commercial with a man talking with the voice of a woman, due to identity theft, was hilarious. Then she had her identity stolen.

Identity Theft: How To Avoid It 
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In brief 
Corrine Powell, Consumer & Family Sciences educator from Purdue University, will look at seven habits consumers can practice to prevent identity theft and what to do if your identity is stolen at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Lake County Public Library's Cedar Lake branch, 10010 W. 133rd Ave. Learn to minimize risk.

HP chairman steps down over identity theft spat 
HP 's chairwoman Patricia Dunn has been forced to step down after the company admitted that it committed several cases of identity theft. Dunn is scheduled to step down as chairman of the board of directors in January 2007 and will be succeeded by HP's chief executive Mark Hurd.

Clarification 
In the Sept. 12 article "No ID theft seen in breach of aid info," the *DI* incorrectly reported that no identity theft resulted from the software-upgrade error. The organization has not received any reports of information being used inappropriately.

AT&T Statement on Coalition to Combat Identity Theft and Fraud 
The American National Standards Institute and Better Business Bureau system today announced the creation of the Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel, which is a partnership with a cross-sector team of companies to create a single resource of standards and guidelines that businesses and other organizations can use to prevent and respond to identity theft and fraud.

Friday, September 15, 2006

Micro Shred Offers The Best Protection Against Identity Theft  (Identity Theft)


Micro Shred Offers The Best Protection Against Identity Theft 
Acroprint announces the launch of Questa Brands, LLC, a division of Acroprint Time Recorder Company. Questa Brands features CopperHead Micro Cut document shredders, which offer superior privacy and protection for your sensitive business and personal information with their industry-leading micro shred size. With their sleek good looks, affordable price and exceptionally quiet operation,

Identity Theft Scare Hits Closing Indy Business 
Workers at a telemarketing company on Indianapolis' south side are concerned about identity theft after they said they found piles of personal information in a Dumpster.

Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel 
The Identity Theft Prevention and Identity Management Standards Panel (IDSP) is a cross-sector coordinating body whose objective is to facilitate the timely development, promulgation and use of voluntary consensus standards and guidelines that will equip and assist the private sector, government and consumers in minimizing the scope and scale of identity theft and fraud.

Benoit to address Indio Rotary clubs on Tuesday 
Assemblyman John J. Benoit (R-Palm Desert) will speak to the Indio Sunrise and Indio Noon Rotary clubs about identity theft on Tuesday, Sept. 19. Benoit will address Indio Sunrise Rotary at 7 a.m. at Heritage Palms Country Club, 44291 Heritage Palms Dr., Indio.

Officials: Identity theft, scams hit 300K here annually 
More than 300,000 North Carolinians fall victim to identity thieves or financial scams each year, and the Albemarle area isn't immune to the growing problem.

Thursday, September 14, 2006

Microsoft to launch 'Live'  (ID Theft)


Microsoft to launch 'Live' 
Microsoft Corp. plans today to officially launch its updated and renamed Internet search engine, the latest step in a massive effort to make headway against market leaders Yahoo Inc. and Google Inc. Live Search had previously been available in test form and is the successor to MSN Search, Microsoft's current search engine. It ranks a distant third in U.S. popularity after Yahoo and Google,

Arkansas News Bureau 
Gas prices dropping; Russellville has some of the lowest By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Gas prices continued to drop around Arkansas on Tuesday, and Russellville had some of the lowest prices in the state.

US consumers vulnerable to ID theft 
Ignorance making US citizens a soft target for identity thieves

BBB, Dell, Microsoft, Others Partner Against Identity Theft 
The American National Standards Institute, the Better Business Bureau and a half-dozen companies, including Dell and Microsoft, have teamed up to create a resource where organizations can get standards and guidelines for dealing with identity theft and fraud.

Business Digest 
BBB raises red flag on new online scam and ID theft The Utah Better Business Bureau issued an alert this week for a scam with a double whammy: bank fraud and identity theft. The con involves the so-called Fine Arts Co., and solicitations for information purportedly needed to win a job "processing payments for clients," said BBB President Jane Driggs.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Credit Card Protection - Woman pleads guilty in credit scam


Woman pleads guilty in credit scam
Las Vegas Review Journal - An Eastern European woman was sentenced to 1 1/2 years in prison and faces deportation after pleading guilty to a credit card theft scam said to be designed to benefit an organized crime operation. Anca Morari Soni, 27, was in possession of stolen

Spotsylvania County grand jury indictments Spotsylvania County grand
Free Lance-Star - Russell Gore Edmunds, 45, Rockledge, Fla., credit card theft. Kyle David Elliott, 40, North Eastham, Mass., uttering. Kristopher Cody Farnham, 19, Stafford, breaking and entering, grand larceny. Dhafir Jameel Graham, 18, Spotsylvania, breaking and

Northwest Arkansas crime report
Northwest Arkansas News - Ricketts, 35, was arrested on charges of fraudulent use of a credit card, theft by receiving and probation violation. Juan C. Hernandez, 20, was arrested on charges of breaking or entering and second-degree forgery. POLICE CALLS Aug. 24 10: 10 p. m

5 Arrested For Alleged Credit-Card Fraud
Eyewitness News - MANCHESTER, Conn. -- Five New Yorkers are under arrest after police said they used fraudulent credit cards at the Best Buy store in Manchester. Five people are under arrest and are charged with forgery and credit card theft. Some also face multiple

Man Faces Charges Of Stalking, Larceny
Hartford Courant - Womack III, 24, of 587 Blue Hills Ave., Hartford, was charged with second-degree larceny, third-degree burglary, first-degree stalking, violating a protective order, interfering with police, engaging police in pursuit, credit card theft and several

In addition to all the other risks of consorting with a prostitute
Las Vegas Review Journal - Credit card theft and ATM theft are definitely becoming more frequent" trick roll methods, he said. "But it runs the entire gamut." Yearby and her crew are also accused of stealing a john's pin number. On March 16, Kevin Brooks was in Las Vegas from

Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Grand jury-direct indictments-Sept. 9, 2006  (Identity Theft)


Grand jury-direct indictments-Sept. 9, 2006 
A Max Meadows man with a history of sexual abuse convictions was one of 50 individuals targeted with direct indictments during the July grand jury session.

BTC reveals new online tools 
A new initiative launched by BTC now allows customers to manage their accounts and pay their phone bills online, officials revealed yesterday. Speaking at a press conference at the Bahamas Telecommunications Company

Police Calls 
Theft: Someone stole a 500-pound roll of copper wire, valued at $1,200, from an unlocked barn. The theft was reported Thursday. Credit-card theft: A Cardinal Lane resident reported Wednesday that three transactions to a Montreal business appeared on his Visa bill.

After guilty verdict, Vitale family reflects on their mother's killing and the harrowing trial 
MARTINEZ, Calif. (Court TV) - In the moments before the verdict is read in a murder trial, a palpable electricity fills the courtroom. For 29-year-old Marisa Vitale, that electric moment arrived on the heels of a painful, yearlong ordeal that will forever define her life.

5 Arrested For Alleged Credit-Card Fraud 
MANCHESTER, Conn. -- Five New Yorkers are under arrest after police said they used fraudulent credit cards at the Best Buy store in Manchester. Five people are under arrest and are charged with forgery and credit card theft. Some also face multiple counts of duplicating the cards.

Whitman student to be tried as adult in Smoothie King robbery 
The first of five Walt Whitman High Schools students charged in the armed robbery of a Bethesda smoothie store will be tried as an adult, a judge ruled Thursday.

Monday, September 11, 2006

A Warren County grand jury on Wednesday indicted the following ...


A Warren County grand jury on Wednesday indicted the following ...
Bowling Green Daily News,  United States - Aug 20, 2006... Stephenson, 33, address unavailable, first-degree trafficking in a controlled substance, tampering with physical evidence, theft of identity, second-degree ...

Police reports
Hamilton Journal News (subscription), OH - Sep 4, 2006... Deputies responded Aug. 3 to the 5600 block of Red Pheasant Way, West Chester Twp., for a report of theft of identity. Deputies ...

COLD SPRING ARRESTS
Campbell Community Recorder, KY - Aug 10, 2006... first degree, July 19. Nolan C. Sexton, 31, of 922 Park, front apartment, Newport, theft of identity, July 20. James T. Neal Jr., 49 ...

Renaissance fest tryouts are today
Charlotte Observer, NC - Aug 23, 2006... the Observer's Your Week section. Another program, Theft of Identity, will be 1:30 to 3:30 pm Sept. 19. This program teaches how ...

Sun News Report
Las Cruces Sun-News, NM - Aug 13, 2006... fraudulent use of. illegally obtained credit card, theft of identity and computer abuse between March 1 and June 9. Juan Alonzo Lopez ...

Sunday, September 10, 2006

Identity Theft Prevention - ID theft alert after wheelie bin raids


ID theft alert after wheelie bin raids
Lynn News, UK - Aug 30, 2006A GAYWOOD householder is warning fellow West Norfolk residents not to throw out personal details in their rubbish after repeatedly having bags taken from his ...

Woman pleads guilty in ID theft scheme that bilked elderly people
Biloxi Sun Herald,  USA - Sep 1, 2006JACKSON, Miss. - A Jackson woman has pleaded guilty to federal charges of bank fraud connected to an identity-theft scheme in which ...

Fla. murder suspect, woman nabbed in ID theft case in Phoenx
KVOA.com, AZ - Aug 10, 2006PHOENIX An identity theft investigation in Phoenix has led to the arrest of a suspect who also is wanted in a Florida homicide case. ...

City detectives expose large ID theft operation
C&G Newspapers, MI - Sep 6, 2006... down and a confession on the record, Grosse Pointe City Public Safety officers are continuing an investigation into the one of the biggest ID theft cases the ...

Colo. ID-theft rate tough to pin down
Rocky Mountain News, CO - Sep 7, 2006By Tillie Fong, Rocky Mountain News. Check and credit card fraud usually involves identity theft, which is a growing problem in Colorado. ...