Safeguarding Your Identity Blog

THE young woman started getting nasty messages on her answering machine from several men. Then a man reached her by phone and said that he was responding to the indecent invitations she had [...]

A thief may use your name or health insurance numbers to see a doctor, get prescription drugs, file claims with your insurance provider, or get other care. If the thief’s health information is [...]

Recent studies show that privacy concerns are very much on the minds of Facebook users. Part of being a responsible member of any  online community is educating yourself and your loved ones on [...]

::By Craig Lucie HALL COUNTY, Ga. — The Hall County Sheriff’s Office said it has become overwhelmed with identity theft cases where thieves are filing fake tax returns with victims’ Social [...]

::By Denise Groene One of the worst byproducts of our digital age is identity theft. The ease that computers have brought to many of our activities has also extended to the bad guys. It’s easier [...]

Federal investigators say 42 people in South Florida have been charged with identity theft and fraud that involved intended losses of $21 million. Miami U.S. Attorney Wifredo Ferrer… read more

In light of recent news that the Internal Revenue Service paid $5.2 billion in identity theft tax refund fraud in 2013, the agency is being urged to take steps to prevent a reoccurrence. The [...]