Id Theft

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...

Feds Bust Sophisticated ID Theft Ring

AP | KEN RITTER | Posted 03.17.2012

LAS VEGAS -- Nineteen people were arrested in Nevada and eight other states in a Las Vegas-based identity theft and trafficking ring that a federal pr...

Nurse That Stole Patient Identities Will Not Go To Prison

Posted 12.07.2011

Cannon Tubb, a 31-year-old nurse that is accused of stealing the identities of hospital patients in Adams County, will not see prison time despite pro...

Jury Hears Bizarre Details Of Morbid ID Theft Case

AP | TOM HAYS | Posted 05.25.2011

NEW YORK — Irina Malezhik was ending an assignment as a Russian-language translator at a law office in 2004 when she asked an innocent but fatef...

Scammers Steal 3-Year-Old Girl's ID To Buy Porn

KDVR | Heidi Hemmat | Posted 05.25.2011

PARKER, Colo. -- A Parker mother is looking for answers, after her 3-year-old daughter was used to buy pornography. Someone hacked into Kimberly Fi...

Children's Social Security Numbers Targeted For Identity Theft

AP | BILL DRAPER | Posted 05.25.2011

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The latest form of identity theft doesn't depend on stealing your Social Security number. Now thieves are targeting your kid'...

FBI Busts Cybercrime Ring: Dozens Arrested For Identity Theft Scheme

AP | THOMAS WATKINS | Posted 05.25.2011

LOS ANGELES — Authorities said Wednesday they have arrested 33 people in breaking up a crime ring in the U.S. and Egypt in which an elaborate "p...

Two Types Of Tax Fraud On The Rise

New York TImes | LYNNLEY BROWNING | Posted 05.25.2011

Thieves are increasingly obtaining fraudulent tax refunds by using the identities of lawful taxpayers, according to a government watchdog report relea...