Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Identity Theft Stories - Wed Mar 21, 2012


Sen. Bill Nelson proposes bill to speed refunds to South Floridians hit by ID ...
Sun-Sentinel
The cost of tax fraud by identity theft could reach $10 billion, USSen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., estimated on Tuesday after chairing a Senate hearing on attempts to stop it. Some thieves steal ID numbers from records on the Internet.
Senate panel quizzes IRS on tax-return identity theft
Belleville News Democrat
By ERIKA BOLSTAD - McClatchy Newspapers WASHINGTON -- The IRS and federal investigators say they've redoubled their efforts to combat tax fraud from identity theft, a crime they call "epidemic" in Florida that's spreading nationwide.
Three online dating sites agree to screen for predators
USA TODAY
Match.com, eHarmony and Spark Networks signed a joint statement of business principles intended to provide an example for the industry and help guard against sexual predators, identity theft and financial scams. "Consumers should be able to use ...
British fugitive pleads not guilty to US charges
WRGB
Edward J. Maher entered not guilty pleas Tuesday in federal court in Springfield, Mo., to aggravated identity theft, document fraud and firearms violations. Online court records show Maher appeared at the 10-minute hearing and waived a formal reading ...
Here's Why You Should Ditch Your Credit Monitoring Service
Business Insider
Fraud alerts aren't new. Here's a cut-and-paste from a TV news story I did on them in 2009 called Free ID Theft Protection… Because ID theft is so highly publicized and so frightening, a crop of companies now offer to help – for a fee, of course.


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