The Internal Revenue Service reminds consumers to avoid identity theft scams that use the IRS name, logo or Web site in an attempt to convince taxpayers that the scam is a genuine communication from the IRS. Scammers may use other federal agency names, such as the U.S. Department of the Treasury. In an identity theft […]
Ten thousand users of LinkedIn, a social networking site for professionals, were recently targeted in a “spear phishing” email scam trying to lure them into downloading a malicious software attachment. In a blog post Wednesday, Brian Krebs of the Washington Post, who first reported the story, said recipients of the email were addressed by name, […]
Personal information for current and former employees of Anheuser-Busch Cos. Inc. in several states is missing, the nation’s largest brewer said Friday. Anheuser-Busch said in a statement that several laptops were recently stolen from one of its office buildings in the St. Louis area, where it has its headquarters. It said at least one of […]
Submitted by Mari J Frank on Thurs, 7/24/2008 – 12:44am. Dear Fellow Identity Theft Victims, You have experienced a tremendous violation! I know how it feels because I lived the “Identity Theft Nightmare” which lasted almost a year, and took 500 hours of my time. I wrote 90 letters (return receipt requested) to the various […]
From MSNBC January, 2007 SYRACUSE, N.Y. – The real John T. Healy wants everyone to know he’s no cop killer. “I’m just a regular guy,” said Healy, 47, of Yardley, Pa., who has endured a nightmare over the past two weeks after learning that the man who apparently stole his identity two years ago was […]
In June of 2004, Charles W, a resident of Lafayette Colorado, was stopped at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reentering the United States after vacationing in Mexico. Charlie was detained and photographed by U.S. Immigration. During the time he spent with U.S. Immigration agents, Charlie learned that he was wanted by law enforcement for crimes […]