In 2008, the IRS found only 50,000 incidents of identity theft and employment fraud and stopped 90% of fraudulent tax returns. James White, director of tax issues on the GAO strategic issues team reports, “data provides an incomplete picture of the amount of identity theft-related fraud occurring at the IRS. »
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Stealing Candy from a Baby – Child ID Theft
It's as easy as stealing candy from a baby. With the government requiring families to get social security cards on their children; there has been an alarming rise in infant and child identity theft. The theft is not usually reported for years until... »
Largest Identity Theft Ring in US Busted
The largest identity theft ring in the United States history acquired more than 130 million credit and debit cards used at 7-Eleven stores, Hannaford Brother grocery stores and Heartland Payment Systems (credit card processor). The Justice department said this case represents the largest credit... »
Yikes! Did I just give my Info to an Identity Thief?
I recently called my credit card company to see why we were not receiving our monthly bill. Of course they started asking for my identifying information. First they asked... »
