FTC Identity Theft - Fri Mar 2, 2012

Prevent ID theft during tax season Washington Post On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission released its annual list of the top complaints it receives every year, and ID theft was No. 1 for the 12th year in a row. One very common source for ID theft? Tax returns. According to Todd Davis, ...

Greeley-Weld tops state and country in fraud and ID theft complaints Greeley Tribune 3 in the country for identity theft complaints, according to the Federal Trade Commission. In Weld, technically called the Greeley Metropolitan Statistical area, 2306 consumers reported fraud complaints last year, while 403 consumers reported identity ...

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Deceased Identity Theft - Fri Mar 2, 2012

Police: ID fraud victims tied to Ancestry.com
WSB Atlanta
Walker is accused of hijacking Wi-Fi to steal identities may have victims in up to seven states. By Kerry Kavanaugh Channel 2 Action News has learned 5700 victims in a massive identity theft ring were legally mined off the popular website Ancestry.com.

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Criminal Identity Theft - Fri Mar 2, 2012

Olympian's pistol returned, suspect arrested
The Coloradoan
Elias Matos was arrested on suspicion of first-degree criminal trespassing, identity theft and theft by receiving Wednesday. Matos is accused of taking the pistol and other valuables out of a vehicle belonging to athlete Eli Bremer Monday.

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Identity Theft News - Thu Mar 1, 2012

Florida leads the nation in ID theft complaints
WZVN-TV
By Elizabeth Billingsley, Reporter - bio | email Identity theft is the number one consumer complaint, according to a new report by the Federal Trade Commission, and Floridians fell victim the most in 2011. One victim tells us it was horrible to fall ...


Identity Theft: The Number One Consumer Complaint in 2011
Security Management
By Carlton Purvis Identity theft was the number one consumer complaint from consumers to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the 12th year in a row. The FTC tracks and records complaints into Consumer Sentinel, an online database used to track ...


ID theft arrest made on I-75
WZVN-TV
A Hollywood, FL, man was arrested after deputies found blank prescription forms and information consistent with identity theft in his vehicle during a traffic stop on I-75 Tuesday afternoon. According to deputies, a silver Mazda RX6 was traveling ...


FTC: ID Theft Again Tops Consumer Concerns
PCWorld
By Grant Gross, IDG News Identity theft was the top complaint filed by US residents to the Federal Trade Commission in 2011, with Internet-related fraud also a top concern, the agency said Tuesday. Fifteen percent of the 1.8 million complaints the FTC ...


US regulators propose rules to protect against identity theft
Reuters
SEC, CFTC propose identity theft protection rule * Rule is required by the Dodd-Frank law * Firms would need to develop programs to protect investors * Proposed rule not considered controversial By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON, Feb 28 (Reuters) - New .


Protecting yourself from medical identity theft
Local 10
The Miami-Dade County Sustainability, Planning, and Economic Enhancement Department offers these tips for preventing medical identity theft. If you get a bill for medical services that you never received it may be a sign that your medical information ...


SEC Proposes 'Red Flags' Identity Theft Rules
Accounting Today
By Michael Cohn, Accounting Today The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed new rules aimed at safeguarding investors from identity theft by requiring broker-dealers, mutual funds and other SEC-regulated entities create programs to detect and ...

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FTC Identity Theft - Thu Mar 1, 2012

Dunn Ranks Among Country's Top 5 in ID Theft, Fraud Rate LoanSafe (Source: James Halpin The Fayetteville Observer, NC (MCT) — Dunn ranks among the top five places in the country for its rate of identity theft and fraud crimes, and Fayetteville is close behind, according to a Federal Trade Commission report released ...

Florida leads the nation in ID theft complaints NBC2 News By Elizabeth Billingsley, Reporter - bio | email Identity theft is the number one consumer complaint, according to a new report by the Federal Trade Commission, and Floridians fell victim the most in 2011. One victim tells us it was horrible to fall ... FTC Releases Top Complaint Categories for 2011 Bradenton Herald By Federal Trade Commission WASHINGTON, Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Federal Trade Commission today released its list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2011. For the 12th year in a row, identity theft complaints .. Identity thefts tops list of consumer complaints CNN Out of the more than 1.8 million complaints the Federal Trade Commission received last year, 15% -- or 279156 -- were about identity theft. The FTC's database includes complaints filed directly to the FTC, as well as complaints from other state and .. FTC: ID theft, debt collection top consumer complaint list in 2011 CreditCards.com By Connie Prater Identity theft topped the 2011 list of the most complained about problems facing US consumers for the 12th year in a row, according to data released Tuesday by the US Federal Trade Commission. Nearly 15 percent of the 1.8 million FTC: Alabama ranks 12th among states for ID theft al.com (blog) By Roy L. Williams -- The Birmingham News BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- The Federal Trade Commission today released its list of top consumer complaints received by the agency in 2011, and for the 12th year in a row, identity theft complaints topped the list. Watch it! Texas, Houston rank high in ID-theft complaints Houston Chronicle (blog) According to a report by the Federal Trade Commission, Texas ranks fifth in the nation and Houston ranks 58th out of the 380 largest cities in the US The report shows identity theft was the main complaint in 2011 to an online database known as the ... ID Theft, Debt Collection Top FTC's List Of Consumer Complaints The Consumerist (blog) By Chris Morran on February 28, 2012 12:38 PM 0 views Consumers filed more than 1.8 million complaints with the Federal Trade Commission last year. And for the 12th year in a row, identity theft accounted for the biggest slice of the complaint pie.

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Deceased Identity Theft - Thu Mar 1, 2012

Recall circulator charged with election fraud, identity theft
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)
14, according to a criminal complaint that charges him with two counts of election fraud and seven counts of personal identity theft-financial gain. Racine County Sheriff's investigators reviewing the suspect petitions found two pages that Demet had ...


Law Enforcement Blotter 2/27
Brownwood News (blog)
*1:58pm-A Brown County Sheriff's deputy was dispatched regarding identity theft. According to the report, the complainant stated that someone had used her social security number to open an electric account with Direct Energy, leaving an outstanding ...

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Criminal Identity Theft - Thu Mar 1, 2012

Rockville Centre's Siar honored for identity theft arrest liherald.com Police Officer Evan Siar was named “Cop of the Month” by the Rockville Centre Police Department for the December pursuit and arrest of a man who fled from Hollywood Court where a resident had been victimized by identity theft earlier in the day.

Olive Branch police: Identity thieves searching victims' trash WMC-TV "We've had a lot of people getting that bold to go up in people's driveways, and that would definitely be a criminal act," said Presley. Because identity theft is a federal crime, Presley said it is not only a good idea to tell local officers, ...

Olympic pentathlon athlete's air pistol is returned, Colorado Springs police ... The Republic Colorado Springs police have arrested a suspect in the theft of a specialized air pistol belonging to an Olympic pentathlon athlete. Elias Matos was arrested on suspicion of first-degree criminaltrespassing, identity theft and theft by receiving ...

Olympic hopeful gets stolen air pistol back; arrest made in case Colorado Springs Gazette Matos was arrested on suspicion of first-degree criminal trespassing, identity theft and theft by receiving, according to a police report. Police said the suspect broke a window in Bremer's car, and took the gun, laptop computer, wallet, ... "Fast" Eddie Faces New Indictment for Fraud, Firearms, Identity Theft OzarksFirst.com US Attorney Beth Phillips says "Fast" Eddie Maher, 56, has been charged in a three-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Springfield for illegally possessing firearms, document fraud and identity theft. This replaces a federal criminal ... CSUN PD offers new way to report crime online Daily Sundial The new program will allow anyone to report misdemeanor crimes, such as identity theft, vandalism and theft of property valued under $950. It is expected to give police personnel more time to focus on more serious criminal activity, said Anne Glavin, ... Phoenix Police launches online crime reporting service ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) PHOENIX - The Phoenix Police Department is unveiling a new tool for reporting crimesonline. With the new service, residents can report instances of vehicle burglary, lost property, theft, criminal damage, identity theft, and other crimes online.

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