Roxana Hegeman October 23, 20 WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — When Candida L. Gutierrez’s identity was stolen, the thief didn’t limit herself to opening fraudulent credit and bank accounts. She assumed Gutierrez’s persona completely, using it to get a job, a driver’s license, a mortgage and even medical care for the birth of two children. All [...]
Identity Theft Tops List of Tax Scams
April 23, 2012 By
Published: Tuesday, 17 Apr 2012 | 4:51 PM ET By: Scott Cohn CNBC Senior Correspondent For Angela Beasley of Miami, tax time seemed especially promising this year. After doing her taxes with Intuit’s popular TurboTax software, she found she was due a refund of nearly $5,000. Anxious to get the money as quickly [...]
Better Qualified Teams Up With Identity Theft 911
June 16, 2011 By
Better Qualified has partnered with Identity Theft 911 to provide identity theft protection, management and resolution services as coverage enhancements to customers. This new program provides Identity Theft 911’s LifeStages™ Identity Management services to customers and their families at no charge, including 24/7 dedicated access to a fraud specialist for personalized support with proactive assistance [...]
Identity Theft Just Keeps Getting Worse
May 19, 2011 By
Approximately 15 million United States residents have their identities used fraudulently each year with financial losses totalling upwards of $50 billion. That means approximately 7% of all adults have their identities misused with each instance resulting in approximately $3,500 in losses. Close to 100 million additional Americans have their personal identifying information placed at [...]
ID Theft On Vacation
March 22, 2011 By
On vacation? Beware of ID theft Don’t let your dream trip turn into a nightmare. Follow these 10 steps to protect your personal information when you’re away from home. It’s easy to become a victim of identity theft while traveling, whether for work or pleasure. Follow these tips to protect yourself: 1. Let your credit-card [...]
Some Tips That Can Help
February 28, 2011 By
1. Be careful at ATMs and stores where you use your card. It isn’t difficult for someone to see the pin number your punch in. 2. Make sure you put your credit card receipts in a safe place. Very few credit card receipts list your full account numbers and expiration dates, but you may run [...]