Identity Theft

Four Reasons to Check Your Credit Score Now

Jeanne Kelly | Posted 05.22.2012

Jeanne Kelly

It's common to believe that a credit score is really only helpful when you want to borrow money and therefore (so the questionable logic goes) you don't need to check your score until you want to borrow money. Here are four reasons why that way of thinking is wrong.

Can You "Sort of" Be an Identity Theft Victim?

Credit.com | Posted 05.15.2012

Credit.com

What can you do if someone is not exactly using your information to commit identity theft, but has hijacked some of your personal information? Is there such a thing as "sort-of identity theft" -- or is that like being "half pregnant?"

What To Do When You're Getting Calls About Someone Else's Debt

Bankrate | Steve Bucci | Posted 05.10.2012

Dear Debt Adviser, I am a victim of identity theft. The person who stole my ID took out a payday loan and used a fake bank account number. I am now b...

Former NFL Players Arrested For Tax Fraud

The Huffington Post | Emily Cohn | Posted 05.01.2012

Michael Bennett and William Joseph, two former National League Football players, were arrested by the FBI on Monday and are being charged with identit...

4 Steps to Take If You Are a Victim of Identity Theft

Women & Co | Posted 04.25.2012

Women & Co

What do you own that's more valuable than money and more precious than jewels, but can't be locked up in a safe? Your identity. And thieves will do anything to take it.

Tribeca 2012 Diary: Replicas' Jeremy Power Regimbal & Josh Close

Dan Persons | Posted 04.24.2012

Dan Persons

Director Jeremy Power Regimbal makes his feature film debut with this tense tale of class envy pushed to extremes.

Identity Thieves Now Robbing Graves

Posted 04.24.2012

Call it financial grave robbing. Each year the identities of nearly 2.5 million deceased Americans are used to open credit cards, apply for loans,...

David Lohr

Identity Theft: Faking Out The Dead

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 04.23.2012

Identity thieves are increasingly targeting dead people, according to a new warning from the firm ID Analytics. Personal details of nearly 2.5 mill...

Beware of Identity Foist

Steven Clifford | Posted 04.23.2012

Steven Clifford

Reading a warning about identity theft, I had an epiphany: I could foist my identity on an unsuspecting cyber criminal. Perhaps Boris in Odessa. This way I could avoid the legal fees of personal bankruptcy. My mother's maiden name is Connell.

Catherine New

Someone Else May Have Filed Your Taxes

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 04.13.2012

Mike Bucalo Jr., 71, has never lived in Miami. He's spent the past 25 years in Akron, Ohio. Yet according to his 2011 tax return filed in January, he ...

Maryland Lawmakers Pass Bill On Child Identity Theft

AP | BRIAN WITTE | Posted 04.12.2012

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- As more and more children are having their credit ratings damaged by identity theft before they think of borrowing a dime, Maryland ...

The 10 Most Fraudulent States

24/7 Wall St. | Michael B. Sauter | Posted 04.12.2012

From 24/7 Wall St.: When times are hard, fraud often gets worse. Americans are under great financial pressure, and there is no shortage of criminals w...

The New American Pie: Breached, Tracked and Strip Searched

Adam Levin | Posted 04.05.2012

Adam Levin

That this breach was minimized so quickly -- and so quickly disappeared from the news cycle -- is a matter of grave concern.

How Filing a Tax Return Reduces Identity Theft

Mark Steber | Posted 04.03.2012

Mark Steber

Be cautious and vigilant when it comes to providing any personal information, such as your social security number, bank or credit account numbers over the phone or via e-mail, and avoid carrying your social security card in your wallet.

Some Credit Card Holders At Major Company May Be At Risk

AP | PALLAVI GOGOI | Posted 03.30.2012

NEW YORK — MasterCard and Visa said Friday that they had notified issuers of its credit cards of a potential breach of the security of customer ...

How The Tax Man Is Losing Billions

Posted 03.30.2012

It's tax season and you know what that means: Time for scams. The government is cracking down on a scheme that they say has already likely bilked ...

FBI: Man Stole Microsoft Co-Founder's Identity

AP | RANDY PENNELL and JOANN LOVIGLIO | Posted 05.27.2012

PHILADELPHIA — Even the billionaire co-founder of Microsoft isn't immune to identity theft, it seems. A simple scheme to defraud Paul Allen, on...

Who's Responsible For All These Scams?

Christopher Elliott | Posted 05.19.2012

Christopher Elliott

The process of making sure you don't leave your data lying around carelessly starts when you spend the first dollar of your allowance and develops as you become a gainfully-employed, taxpaying citizen.

Change Your Email Password Now (for Your Financial Security)

Mark W. Schleisner | Posted 05.15.2012

Mark W. Schleisner

Chances are that your current email password is useless (and even dangerous to your financial health). Fortunately, you can protect yourself by changing your email password now! Here's how.

6 Easy Ways to Deter Identity Theft

Jeanne Kelly | Posted 03.12.2012

Jeanne Kelly

Identity theft has more far-reaching consequences than simply tarnishing our name; it can cause the financial system to turn on us by saddling us with debt that we did not incur! Here are six easy ways to deter identity theft.

Personal Assistant Stole $1.6 Million From Nicky Hilton's Ex For Jewelry Store

The Huffington Post | Andy Campbell | Posted 03.02.2012

Evidently one woman thought personal assistant also meant personal banker. A New York jewelry freak was slapped with more than 40 felony charges th...

I Found Your Data on That Used Device You Sold

Robert Siciliano | Posted 05.01.2012

Robert Siciliano

Did you know it is very likely that you inadvertently put all of your digital data in someone else's hands if you no longer have the device?

Are You Being Scammed?

Emily Cohn | Posted 02.29.2012

Every year during tax season, scam artists try and break off a piece of Americans' tax payments. "Scam artists will tempt people in-person, on-lin...

How Safe Is Paying With Your Phone?

Robert Siciliano | Posted 04.29.2012

Robert Siciliano

The majority of users are apparently comfortable making purchases with their phones, just as they would with a PC, but are mobiles really meant for financial transactions?

The Rising Threat Of Identity Theft

Reuters | Posted 04.29.2012

WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Identity theft and other scams cost Americans $1.52 billion last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Tue...