February 11, 2010 - The University of Texas Medical Branch has mailed letters notifying 1,200 patients that sensitive information about them had been available to a woman charged with identity theft in an unrelated case. Officials sent out the letters this week after ... Read more

January 6, 2010 - Credit cards have a phone number on them to call if your card is stolen, but it's kind of difficult to find that number after someone lifts your wallet. Wallet Garden keeps those ... Read more

December 8, 2009 -According to a study conducted by computer security company Sophos, anywhere from 41 to 49 percent of users ... Read more

December 7, 2009 - Our readers are a savvy bunch who aren't likely to be taken in by an online scam—but we've all got those friends and relatives we worry about. Here's our definitive guide to helping them stay ... Read more

May 23, 2009 - It is compounding more and more family's grief because con artists are digging up identities of the deceased. Lengthy obituary and death notices gives crooks more valuable information that they use to do more damage. The spouse of a deceased ... Read more

May 17, 2009 - Our name, our reputation and our accomplishments are characteristics we are all proud of. We each have distinctive qualities. We each have our very own personal identity. This distinctiveness makes us who we are today. When somebody accepted the acknowledgment ... Read more

May 13, 2009 - Identity theft is a definite threat to us all, effecting hundreds of people everyday across the globe. There are insurance policies that can be taken out in order to cover yourself against ID theft, but this may not be necessary, ... Read more

May 11, 2009 - Protecting your identity offline is just as important as protecting it online.  Identity theft means to impersonate a real person. In short, identity theft is a crime against another person. Victims of the attack could face unwanted trouble and expense ... Read more

May 11, 2009 - 1. Never write checks from your personal account to an individual whom you are not familiar with. Rather, provide cash, a bank draft or using Western Union. Although you did not register for online banking, anyone can remove money from ... Read more

May 10, 2009 - Identity theft or ID theft is a criminal offense in which a thief steals valuable documents belonging to an individual that includes a Social Security number and a driver’s license number. Once a thief was able to obtain this critical ... Read more

May 10, 2009 - Most identity thieves are targeting your social security number, your bank account, credit card information and all the corresponding PINs and passwords. A person intent on stealing your identity is hard to thwart. Nevertheless, there's still lots you can do ... Read more

May 10, 2009 - Statistics reveal that many identity theft victims are older adults. Although the reasons are not very clear, it could be because older people not being as familiar with the Internet or with protocols for giving out their personal data online ... Read more

May 9, 2009 - To define Identity Theft, one may refer to many different sources but, what it all boils down to is that it occurs when someone steals another person’s name and other personal information to fraudulently use such illegally obtained ... Read more

May 8, 2009 - There are a number of reasons that people request a credit score, and when you are requesting a report in order to find out the status of your score before you make a major purchase, you'll definitely want to know ... Read more

May 5, 2009 - Identity theft fraud is affecting more than twenty-seven million Americans on a yearly basis which means that the need for adequate and strong identity theft fraud protection is very high indeed. Banks in particular need to have identity theft fraud ... Read more

May 5, 2009 - Life is much easier for many of us these days because of the internet. There's a wealth of information available to you, you can talk to people just about everywhere, and it makes it easy to transmit documents. However, all ... Read more

May 4, 2009 - Most Americans are simply living within their means and so they are not always prepared for unexpected expenses like legal costs. Some say that only wealthy individuals can afford legal services but that’s not true. There are affordable legal services ... Read more

May 3, 2009 - The key to getting the right kind of help when you think that your identity has been exploited wrongfully is to make the complaint at the right time. Time is of the essence here. You have to know who the ... Read more

May 2, 2009 - The stealing of identities is one the the most rapidly growing crime in America, with one in every four households falling victim to it. This is a very grave crime that can have extreme repercussions for its victims. Therefore, it ... Read more

May 2, 2009 - Identity theft is an issue that we all need to take seriously. There are thousands of people around the world who have been made a victim of this crime and have suffered greatly for it. It involves stealing, misrepresenting or ... Read more