Sunday, October 7, 2012

Identity Theft Prevention - Sun 10/7/12

Cybercrime and cyberspeech
Inquirer.net
Let us assume that the government can prohibit online all the activities it
can prohibit offline—libel, identity theft, child porn, trespass,
malicious mischief, estafa, among others. Further assume that the
government can legitimately increase the ...
<http://opinion.inquirer.net/38296/cybercrime-and-cyberspeech>

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Social Security Fraud - Sun 10/7/12

Former QC man dressed as woman in fraud case, police say
Quad City Times
Authorities said Paul Henry Cannon, 44, used the birthday and Social
Security information of Shelia Davis to open a bank account in her name in
Waterloo. He also dressed as a woman and was issued a driver's license
under Davis' name and held two jobs ...
<http://qctimes.com/news/local/former-q-c-man-dressed-as-woman-in-fraud-case/article_c99277b4-1015-11e2-8658-0019bb2963f4.html>

BEYOND INCONVENIENT [Albuquerque Journal, NM]
Equities.com
"The sooner you act, the better it will be to prevent any type of fraud,"
said Albuquerque Police Department spokesman Robert Gibbs. A thief who gets
your wallet could be making purchases ... For those who lost a Social
Security card, ITRC recommends ...
<http://www.equities.com/news/headline-story?dt=2012-10-07&val=565925&cat=finance>

Obama gets ready to sell out Social Security
Socialist Worker Online (blog)
Social Security is solvent. It's America's most successful retirement plan
to date. It's extremely popular across party lines. Social Security adds
not a penny to the deficit. And, as Nancy Altman has argued, it's “the
poster child for fiscal ...
<http://socialistworker.org/blog/critical-reading/2012/10/06/obama-gets-ready-sell-out-soci>

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Identity Theft Cases - Sun 10/7/12

Apple's new iPhone is popular – with crooks – Protect your info from  
identity ...
Kuwait Times
“We're seeing robberies daily of all smartphones,” said San Francisco
police spokesman Albie Esparza, adding that victims are losing iPhones,
iPads and MP3 players as well as Android devices. “And whether it's
simple thefts, or robberies with force ...
<http://news.kuwaittimes.net/2012/10/07/apples-new-iphone-is-popular-with-crooks-protect-your-info-from-identity-theft/>

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Mortgage Scams - Sun 10/7/12

Totten/Lunn: Fighting back against real estate and equity scams
Ventura County Star
Thousands of county residents suddenly needed a loan modification, and real
estate fraud scammers stood ready to "guarantee" mortgage relief "for a
fee." Unscrupulous criminals targeted predominantly the elderly and
Spanish-speakers promising to save ...
<http://www.vcstar.com/news/2012/oct/06/tottenlunn-fighting-back-against-real-estate-and/>

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Identity Theft News - Sun 10/7/12

Aberdeen PD: Harassment, Identity Theft
Patch.com
P.O. Michael Lasko responded to a report of identity theft reported on
October 2 by a Darwin Way resident. On October 2 damage to a trailer parked
at a Cliffwood Ave. business was reported to P.O. Jeffrey Griffith. Related
Topics: Aberdeen Police ...
<http://matawan-aberdeen.patch.com/articles/aberdeen-pd-harassment-identity-theft>

DeKalb jury finds 'Georgia Powers' phone scammer guilty
Atlanta Journal Constitution
A DeKalb County jury found Santee Sherise Roberts guilty of racketeering,
identity theft, financial transaction fraud and elder exploitation for her
part in the so-called “Georgia Powers” scam. Prosecutors said that over
a five-month period in 2009 ...
<http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/dekalb-jury-finds-georgia-powers-phone-scammer-gui/nSXBL/>

S. Ozone man charged in doctor fraud scheme
TimesLedger
“This is a disturbing case in which it is charged that doctors who
thought they were applying for jobs at a new medical facility were, in
fact, targeted for identity theft, sadly underscoring that even the
most-sophisticated and well-educated ...
<http://www.timesledger.com/stories/2012/40/medicalscam_jt_2012_10_04_q.html>


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Reporting Identity Theft - Sun 10/7/12

Report Fraud to the IRS? Watchdog Says IRS Flubs Over 100000 Tips Annually
Forbes
People often report something besides tax fraud or violations. You aren't
supposed to use Form 3949-A for reporting identity theft but many people
do. Even if you use Form 3949-A as intended, it just isn't specific
enough. In many cases a completed ...
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/robertwood/2012/10/07/report-fraud-to-the-irs-watchdog-says-irs-flubs-over-100000-tips-annually/>

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Identity Theft Laws - Sun 10/7/12

Speak no evil, speak no evil
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Section 7 says that apart from prosecution under the cybercrime law, a
person charged with the same offense under the Revised Penal Code and
special laws will be punished on the two charges. ... of, for example,
“cyber bullying” (Internet ...
<http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Opinion&title=Speak-no-evil,-speak-no-evil&id=59635>

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