Social Security Identity Theft - Sat Oct 13, 2012

Police Probing Identity Theft Incident
Gant Daily
... Township Police Department has initiated an investigation into an
incident of identity theft. Police said a Texas man allegedly opened a
checking account through J.P. Morgan Bank and used a township resident's
name, social security number and ...
<http://gantdaily.com/2012/10/12/police-probing-identity-theft-incident/>

Identity thieves targeting children
KPAX-TV
0.0 (0 votes). Identity theft doesn't just affect adults - thieves are now
targeting children, with some reports indicate that children are victimized
35 to 51 times more than adults. ... BBB Montana spokeswoman Colleen Smith
explained, "Check your ...
<http://www.kpax.com/news/identity-thieves-targeting-children/>

Nearly 35000 Mainers affected by TD Bank security breach
Bangor Daily News
The letter said the tapes may have included not only names, addresses,
Social Security numbers and bank account numbers, but also dates of birth
and driver's license numbers for 34,907 Mainers. TD Bank's notice to
customers did not mention that dates ...
<http://bangordailynews.com/2012/10/12/business/nearly-35000-mainers-affected-by-td-bank-security-breach/?ref=latest>

St. Lawrence Federal Credit Union's 'Shred Day' Saturday in Ogdensburg
North Country Now
According to the Federal Trade Commission, an estimated 9 million Americans
have their identities stolen each year. Identity theft occurs when someone
uses personally identifying information, like name, Social Security number,
or credit card number ...
<http://northcountrynow.com/featured_events/st-lawrence-federal-credit-unions-shred-day-saturday-ogdensburg-068666>

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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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Social Security Fraud - Mon Aug 20, 2012

 Democrats slam Ryan about Social Security privatization
Las Vegas Sun
WASHINGTON — Democrats are eagerly renewing their fight against
privatizing Social Security now that Republican presidential candidate Mitt
Romney has picked Paul Ryan as his running mate. It was a fight that didn't
go well for the GOP when President ...
<http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2012/aug/19/democrats-slam-ryan-about-social-security-privatiz/>

Credit Union Held Responsible for Funds Lost Due to Fraud
Metropolitan News-Enterprise
After the caller correctly gave Ryder's Social Security number, date of
birth, mother's maiden name, and current transaction activity, the number
was changed. Faxed Request. Five days later, the credit union received, by
fax, a completed wire transfer ...
<http://www.metnews.com/articles/2012/univ082012.htm>

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Social Security Fraud - Sat Jun 30, 2012

Waco: Woman Targeted By New Twist On Old Social Security Scam
KWTX
A 91-year-old woman says she was targeted by what officials say is a new
twist on an old Social Security scam.
<http://www.kwtx.com/ourtown/home/headlines/Waco__Woman_Targeted_By_New_Twist_On_Old_Social_Security_Scam_159804975.html>

Polk sheriff warns consumers about payday loan phone scam
Tbo.com
According to victims, scam artists have data about consumers including
Social Security numbers, dates of birth, addresses, employer information,
bank account ...
<http://www2.tbo.com/news/breaking-news/2012/jun/20/polk-sheriff-warns-consumers-about-payday-loan-pho-ar-418415/>

Polk County warns about payday loan collection scams
ABC Action News
According to the victims' complaints, the scam artists have accurate data
about them, including their Social Security numbers, dates of birth,
addresses, employer ...
<http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/about_us/as_seen_on/polk-county-warns-about-payday-loan-collection-scams>

7 IDs Earns Woman 5 Years
Mortgage Daily
Mortgage fraud prevention, studies and analysis. ... In February 2007,
Barefoot used a false Social Security number in a bank application to
increase her home ...
<http://www.mortgagedaily.com/Fraud/MctBarefoot062012.asp>

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Social Security Identity Theft - Fri Jun 29, 2012

Questions and answers
Gainesville Sun
Q: Recently, I was told I shouldn't be carrying my Social Security card
around. ... Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in America,
and the best way to ...
<http://www.gainesville.com/article/20120627/GUARDIAN/120629627/-1/entertainment?Title=Questions-and-answers>

Bitdefender Total Security 2013
PC Advisor
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<http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/downloads/3328412/bitdefender-total-security-2013/>

San Jose State University officials deny hacker's data theft claims
San Jose Mercury News
"We have found no evidence to suggest (Social Security numbers) have been
... vulnerabilities, and at worst accompany criminal activity like identity
theft.
<http://www.mercurynews.com/education/ci_20943281/sjsu-denies-hackers-data-theft-claims>

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Social Security Fraud - Fri Jun 29, 2012

Sharpton Keen on Extending Medicare, Social Security and Food ...
NewsBusters (blog)
Contrary to what Menendez claims, Social Security fraud by illegal
immigrants is a huge problem, according to an op-ed written by GOP Rep.
Elton Gallegly of ...
<http://newsbusters.org/blogs/jack-coleman/2012/06/26/sharpton-keen-extending-medicare-social-security-and-food-stamps-illeg>

FBI arrests 24 in internet credit card fraud ring
Naked Security
The accused were involved in a large variety of fraud schemes involving
411000 ... addresses, Social Security Numbers, birth dates, mother's maiden
names, ...
<http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2012/06/27/fbi-arrests-24-in-internet-credit-card-fraud-ring/>

The Skinny On Social Security And Medicare
Forbes
The AARP wants your take on how to fix Social Security and Medicare. ...
for healthcare fraud, increasing the payroll tax rate, and means-testing
benefits.
<http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashleaebeling/2012/06/26/the-skinny-on-social-security-and-medicare/>

New 'smishing' scam circulating the area, Lee County Sheriff's Office ...
The News-Press
Multiple callers to the Sheriff's Office Fraud Line report they've received
a text ... date, three-digit security code, the last four numbers of the
caller's social security ...
<http://www.news-press.com/article/20120626/CRIME/120626020/New-smishing-scam-circulating-area-Lee-County-Sheriff-s-Office-reports?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CHome>

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Social Security Identity Theft - Mon Jun 4, 2012

Police: Man working in Cinnaminson using woman's identity
phillyBurbs.com
Segundo V. Caulcay, 42, was charged May 25 with identity theft. He had been working in an undisclosed store in the township by using a Social Security number that wasn't his, but belonged to a woman in Pennsylvania, police said.


Department Of Safety & Homeland Security Driver License Examiners, THP Halt ...
The Chattanoogan
Curtis Gordon, Jr., 47, of Nashville was taken into custody for allegedly using his brother's birth certificate and social security card to obtain an ID. He was charged with criminal impersonation andtheft of identity, and booked at the Hamilton ...


Google and the Privacy Bargain
Minyanville.com
Identity theft and credit card fraud are huge problems because we don't have a solid way of proving who we are to one another. When a 10-digit Social Security number or a three-digit credit card PIN is all I need to prove I'm you, there's your problem


UNL undergrad suspected in NU hacking
Kearney Hub
LINCOLN — University of Nebraska-Lincoln police needed to look no further than their own campus toidentify a suspect in a hacking incident last week. UNL Police Chief Owen Yardley said a UNL undergraduate student was a suspect in the security breach ..


Obama isn't paying bills: Atmos Energy warns against utility scam
Star Community Newspapers
"Anything or anyone requesting account information or social security numbers should draw a red flag. This has been reported in five other states, nothing has been reported in our area yet." The utility bill scam represents a risk of identity theft.


NY Times: ID Thieves Use Bogus Tax Returns to Loot US Treasury
Moneynews
By Julie Crawshaw Using only stolen Social Security numbers and the names and birth dates that correspond to them, criminals have electronically filed thousands of false tax returns with made-up incomes and withholding information — and have received ...

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Social Security Fraud - Mon Jun 4, 2012

South King County family sentenced to prison for disability fraud | US ... Enumclaw Courier-Herald The George family fraud continued over a 31-year period, netting the defendants more than $338000. Johnny George fraudulently obtained a second Social Security number and, using this second identity, applied for disability in 1979.

Neb. woman ordered to pay back $29K for fraud | The Republic The Republic A North Platte woman will have to pay back almost $29000 in Social Security benefits she took from her ward. The US Attorney's Office in Omaha says 51-year-old Peggie Robinson was also sentenced Thursday to four years' probation for the fraud.

It's time to rethink retirement CNNMoney (MONEY Magazine) -- When Social Security was created in 1937, the average American lived to age 60. Since then, medical advances have added decades to life expectancy. Most 55-year-olds today will see their 82nd birthday.

Casey pushes Social Security reforms to prevent another Tacony dungeon case Philadelphia Inquirer By Jennifer Lin To avoid another tragedy like last fall's Tacony dungeon case, in which four mentally disabled people were discovered locked in a basement, the Social Security Administration is changing how it selects and monitors people who receive ...

Social Security testing reforms to prevent abuse Carlisle Sentinel PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Social Security Administration is changing its benefits screening process in the hopes of avoiding a repeat of last year's case where authorities say a woman locked mentally disabled people in a squalid basement and cashed ...

Fort Bend County warns of jury duty scam Your Houston News ... for “verification purposes” your birth date, social security number, or maybe even a credit card number. “Such calls are fraudulent attempts to gain information from you that may be used for identity theft or other fraudulent actions,” she said.

Social grant re-registration in full swing, despite the cold weather The New Age Online The re-registration exercise was instituted by Minister of Social Development Bathabile Dlamini to clear the system, which had been plagued by numerous counts of corruption, fraud and ghost beneficiaries. The SA Social Security Agency (Sassa) said the ...

Is your TSP account secure? Federal Times By STEPHEN LOSEY | Last Updated:June 3, 2012 Retired US Postal Service clerk Rosalyn Linker received a rude surprise in the mail May 29: a letter telling her that she was one of 123201 Thrift Savings Plan participants whose Social Security numbers and ...

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Social Security Fraud - Wed May 16, 2012

Quad Cities secure your ID Day proves to be a huge success Quad-Cities Online According to the FTC, it takes the average victim an estimated $500 and 30 hours to resolve each identity theft crime. This is why your BBB held its annual Secure Your ID Day last Friday, May 11, 2012 in the parking lot of KWQC HD TV 6.

SDG&E Warns Customers About Latest Nationwide Scam MarketWatch (press release) In some cases, scammers have asked for social security numbers in order to allow for credits or to apply payments to customers' utility bills, presenting an identity-theft risk. According to reports, scammers have visited customers in person, ...

Thousand Oaks man arrested in identity theft Ventura County Star They added that about $30000 in unlawful income was reported for the Social Security number that did not belong to the man arrested. Elier Aldana-Romero, 26, was arrested on suspicion of identity theft and possession of a counterfeit Social Security ... Warren County residents warned personal information may have been compromised ... The Republic Pat Penning, service area manager for the Department of Human Services region that includes Warren County, said it is unlikely the water-logged or burned records could be used for identity theft, but the state is treating the breach seriously. Crime: Man faces identity theft charges Greenville Daily Reflector An Ayden man was charged Thursday with stealing a social security number and applying for at least 18 credit cards, Pitt County sheriff's officials said. Steven Jason Congleton, 38, of 4241 Willow Drive, was arrested by Pitt County Sheriff's Office ...

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Social Security Fraud - Mon May 14, 2012

Americans Collecting Disability Spikes, While Labor Force Participation Sinks ... Business Insider The number of workers receiving Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) jumped 22 percent to 8.7 million in April from 7.1 million in December 2007, Social Security data show. That helps explain as much as one quarter of the decline in the US ...

Thomas Prusik-Parkin: Real Life 'Psycho' Imitator (PHOTO) Christian Post By Sami K. Martin , Christian Post Contributor Thomas Prusik-Parkin faces up to 83 years in jail for the crime of Social Security fraud. The case echoes the American hit "Psycho" by Alfred Hitchcock, in that Parkin dressed as his dead mother in order ...

Woman pleads in ID case News-Press Now Christina M. Gonzalez appeared in US District Court on charges of Social Security fraud, transporting illegal aliens and other charges in connection with what prosecutors describe as a broad conspiracy to obtain as many as 3500 fake IDs at the St.

'School' makes seniors scam savvy Danville News The “beans” range from your name, address and Social Security number to relatives' names and bank account numbers. “The more you talk — and the police know this,” he said, referring to interrogation techniques, “they will get you to give up ...

Dim Bulb: Michael Astrue Washington Examiner What: The Washington Times reports his agency has forbidden its disability-claims judges from using the Internet at all when investigating whether applicants and beneficiaries of Social Security'sdisability program are committing fraud.

Several law enforcement agencies digging near Drain KVAL "The Sheriff's office has been working with Social Security investigators for the past few months onfraud investigation, and as part of the investigation, we came out to this residence and are going through the soil to confirm some of the things we've ... Protect yourself from credit card fraud CNN Fortunately, the thieves only swiped card numbers and not cardholders' names, addresses or Social Security numbers. If hackers ever steal your information, here's what you can do to protect your accounts, according to Lynette Khalfani-Cox, ... Mo. woman pleads in immigration fraud scheme Belleville News Democrat Gonzalez admitted taking part from 2009 to January 2012 in the scheme to transport illegal immigrants, produce identification documents and commit identity crimes and Social Security fraud. Prosecutors said the scheme resulted in more than 3500 Pa. DA says he'll decide this summer if he'll seek ouster of councilman in ... The Republic A prosecutor says he'll decide this summer whether he'll try to remove a county councilman from office over his March guilty plea to Social Security fraud. Erie County Councilman Ebert Beeman has refused his colleagues' request to step down after he ... Woman Pleads In Plot To Help Illegal Aliens With Documents KMBC Kansas City Christina Michelle Gonzalez, 23, admitted that she took part in a conspiracy to transport illegal aliens, to unlawfully product ID documents, to unlawfully transfer another person's identification and to commit Social Security fraud, according to the ...

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Social Security Identity Theft - Mon May 14, 2012

Bay area ID leaks cost jobs, leave victims and businesses in the lurch Tampabay.com It has happened to thousands of other taxpayers, and they're left to wonder how strangers got their Social Security numbers. But Deavers isn't among the confused, not since police called. On Feb. 14, officers stopped a 2001 Cadillac DeVille in east ...

How to fight back against privacy pirates Computerworld New Zealand Robert Siciliano, online security analyst at McAfee, adds, "In order to completely erase all onlineidentity, one would need lots of time, focus and persistence. This means no more online profiles, nosocial media profiles, no blogs, no websites, ...

Los Gatos Police Blotter, April 15-19: Drunk Bicyclist Runs Into Cars Patch.com 7:12 am, Cuesta de Los Gatos: A petty theft report was filed online. 7:46 am, Oak Meadow Drive: ID theft: A victim's social security number was used to open an account fraudulently. 10:44 am, Old Adobe Road and Quito Road: A driver, Clint Mario Savio ... IRS may issue $26 billion in fraudulent tax refunds, watchdog tells Congress Washington Post (blog) By Ed O'Keefe The Internal Revenue Service doesn't know how many identity thieves are filing fraudulent tax returns, and the agency risks issuing approximately $26 billion in fraudulent tax refunds tied to identity theft in the next five years, ... Deal, Driver Services to launch a more secure licensing process WLTZ 38 NBC Nathan Deal and the Georgia Department of Driver Services today announced the launch of SecureID, a program aimed to further ensure the integrity of driver's licenses and identification cards while offering additional protection from identity theft.  Obama's Conn. Social Security number hits Rush WND.com by Joe KovacsEmail | Archive Rush Limbaugh, the nation's top-rated radio talk-show host, briefly brought up the issue of Barack Obama's potentially criminal use of a Connecticut-based Social Security number, since the president has never lived in the IRS Losing Fight Against Tax Return Fraud? JD Supra (press release) Tax refund thieves obtain Social Security numbers from places like death records from hospitals, then insert a name and false income details. According to Tampa police, detailed instructions are passed around among street criminals.

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