Have you ever read a story or watched a movie and said to yourself: “I’m glad this didn’t happen to me.” You may not realize it, but with identity theft, it could have happened to you and you not even realize it yet! Yes, the damage done to your credit will eventually come to light, but when will you realize it. Will it be when you go to apply for a loan? Will it be when you apply for a credit card? Will it be when you go to withdraw money from your bank account and it is overdrawn? Will it be when you are being pursued for non-payment on an account that you never opened? (more…)

Our goal is to be sure that our readers understand that once your identity is stolen, things will not be the same. Please, don’t wait until your identity is stolen! Doing your research on the internet should prove that there are literally thousands upon thousands of victims out there that we will probably never hear from. The reality is almost to the point where you have to say it is not “if” but “when”. Anyone who has a social security number is at risk. Yes, even children are victims of identity theft! (more…)

According to the Secret Service, cyber crimes are growing at an alarming rate. Children tend to download music and other filesharing programs off the web all the time. What parents don’t realize is that thieves can use these downloads to steal your identity from your computer. Your online shopping, copies of your tax returns, and more.

Todd Davis, LifeLock CEO, was consulted to discuss the harm that these filesharing programs cause. LifeLock staff were able to find copies of hundreds of tax returns online, unknowingly to the tax payers. These returns contain names, social security numbers and refund information. Thieves stole the tax return of a family interviewed. There is also a short segment where secret service agents have found credit card information online.

View the 5 minute, information packed story here: MSNBC Today Show – Identity Theft

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It’s nice to hear of close-knit families who like to spend quality time together doing things that are “for the greater good”, so to speak. What we don’t like to see in the news, is when close-knit families will do anything together, such as the following story released this week in California, about a mother and her son:

Over 700 people have been exposed to the possibility of identity theft at the hands of two people. Angelina Leon and her son, Jaime, have been stealing mail from post office boxes, mailboxes and cars to get names and credit card numbers.
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Yes, times are hard and everyone is feeling the pinch of our economic problems, even small children. Apparently, a 3-year old girl in North Carolina was being reported to the credit bureaus for not paying her utility bill. In October of this year, the child’s grandmother discovered that the un-paid bill was on her credit report. The authorities were able to track the account to a 44-year old man as the culprit. The man was arrested for identity theft and other charges. Who would have thought that a middle aged man could use a young girl’s identity to get utility services?
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Score another victory for law enforcement. New York’s “North Country Gazette” recently reported a Russian man in his twenty’s has been sentenced for anywhere from 3 ½ to 10 ½ years in prison for stealing over $1 million under other people’s identities. He also pleaded guilty to “attempting to steal” an additional $10.7 million from wealthy victims.
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Thank you for becoming a reader of IDTheftNews.com. Our goal is to help stop the crime of identity theft from taking thousands of people as its victim. We are a big supporter of LifeLock identity theft protection services because of the valuable part it plays in protecting those who have not protected themselves from becoming a victim. We applaud the efforts of law enforcement officials to bring identity thieves to justice, however, it is not an easy job and they need our help.
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A man who formerly worked for a car dealership in Plantation, FL, has pleaded guilty to mail fraud conspiracy. The 26 year old, Dayton Diaz, admitted to selling personal information of approximately 75 dealership customers for $9,000. The customers’ information sold included names, addresses and social security numbers.
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A ring of five identity thieves has been discovered in the Denver area. Four of the five have been arrested and charged with a combined 65 counts of committing a crime, including identity theft. The leader of the group is being held on $500,000 bond. The four arrested thieves have been identified as: Shadwick Weaver, James Bierce, Carrie Robinson and Kelly Head. The thief still at large has been identified as: Levi Fairbanks.
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A Pennsylvania news station has reported that a former vice president of Union National Bank in Pennsylvania, has been charged with obtaining loans by using the personal information of three of the bank’s customers. 27-year-old George Clayton, was able to secure loans that add up to $712,000 during the years 2006 to 2008, during his employment as vice president of commercial lending.
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