Victims of Identity Theft - Wed May 16, 2012

A Survey Shows Why Your Personal Data Is at Risk Forbes According to its latest State of the Net survey, identity theft is soaring. “Almost 16 million households have become the victims of identity theft over the past year, up almost 50 percent, we project, based on our nationally representative survey of ...

FBI finds scammers impersonating the FBI now one of worst online threats Network World FBI-related Scams - Scams in which a criminal poses as the FBI to defraud victims. Identity Theft- Unauthorized use of a victim's personal identifying information to commit fraud or other crimes. Advance Fee Fraud- Criminals convince victims to pay a ...

Hillsborough deputies: Murder suspect tried to steal victim's identity Tampabay.com Though deputies consistently find evidence of tax fraud, prosecutors often have trouble filing charges because, to prove identity theft, they must have evidence the suspect planned to use the information in a fraudulent manner.

Police say suspected killer tried to steal his alleged victim's identity ABC Action News ... confront the individual," said Gray. Investigators say they don't believe those tax returns were actually filed, but they are still checking with the IRS. In addition to second degree murder, Whitfield is now facing four charges of identity theft.

Credit Card Fraud Strikes Customers of Numerous Metro Businesses, Ankeny ... Patch.com By Beth Dalbey In an age when credit and debit cards have replaced cash, reports of identity theft aren't that unusual. But the frequency of reports over the past week has gotten the attention of detectives with the West Des Moines Police Department. Man sentenced for using stolen identity to take money from bank account KIVI-TV By Jaclyn Brandt Justine Lingatong, 24 of Carson, California, was sentenced in United States District Court to 60 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft. ID thieves targeting the dead msnbc.com More than two million people a year are victims of identity theft after they have died. Chris Clackum reports. Grand jury indicts businessman in Astoria forgery, theft case Daily Astorian They include eight counts of first-degree forgery and seven counts of identity theft. Astoria Deputy Police Chief Brad Johnston announced details of the case Friday. “The indictments are a result of a lengthy investigation into numerous complaints that ... Cyber-thieves increasingly aiming at cellphones | The Republic The Republic Nationwide, the average victim who filed a complaint last year was duped out of $4187, reported the Internet complaint center. The FBI said the most common scams are identity theft, advance-fee and nondelivery scams. For instance, victims can be ...

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