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Identity Thief Allegedly Commits Identity Theft while Awaiting Sentencing for ID Theft
on Oct 28, 2009 in Identity Theft and Fraud Nanny/Babysitter Background Checks Personal Background Checks While many types of identity theft cases have been duly reported on this website, a unique story from New Hampshire tells of an identity thief who allegedly committed identity theft while awaiting sentencing on a conviction for identity theft. Acc...
BBB Warns Jobseekers about Background Check Scams, Phishing, and Identity Theft
on Oct 26, 2009 in Identity Theft and Fraud Job Seekers Personal Background Checks Privacy Rights The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is warning jobseekers to be cautious during their search for employment and to watch out for background check scams, phishing attacks, and identity theft. According to the BBB, with the national unemployment...
Users of Popular Social Networking Sites Facebook and Twitter Warned About Identity Theft
on Oct 21, 2009 in Identity Theft and Fraud A story on CNN.com – "Facebook, Twitter users beware: Crooks are a mouse click away" – warns users of Facebook, Twitter, and other popular social networking sites that they could be victims of identity theft if they keep providi...
Survey Shows Two Out of Three Americans Worry about Identity Theft
on Oct 19, 2009 in Identity Theft and Fraud Just in time for the “National Protect Your Identity Week” (PYIW), October 17 to 24, a new survey from Gallup shows two out of three Americans worry about identity theft. According to Gallup's Crime survey, identity theft is the top...
WSJ Column Calls Identity Theft a “Fallacy,” Ignores True Stories of Real Victims
on Oct 14, 2009 in Identity Theft and Fraud A column in the Wall Street Journal technology section – in which the author states that she hates the term “identity theft” – argues that “identity theft” is nothing more than a “brilliant linguistic co...
Identity Theft Victim Jailed Twice Due to False Arrest, Once After Being Robbed
on Oct 12, 2009 in Discrimination Identity Theft and Fraud Privacy Rights An article on Lexch.com – the website is based on the local Lexington, Nebraska newspaper, The Lexington Clipper-Herald – tells the story of an identity theft victim who ended up in jail twice for a crime he didn't commit, once after...