Identity Theft News...




Hidden Costs of Illegal Immigration - Identity Theft
MSNBC
Behind many of the nation’s millions of undocumented workers are someone else's documents. To get a job, illegal immigrants need a Social Security number, and they often borrow one.  As victim Melody Millet is fond of saying, citizens are being forced to share their identities with undocumented immigrants to give corporate America a steady supply of cheap labor. read story



Internet Is Not A leading Identity Theft Factor
Washinton Post - 2/28/06
The survey of 5,000 Americans is full of a number of surprising findings that challenge many of the assumptions we all have about identity theft. First off, most of the compromised data is not taken through the Internet. In fact, the traditional offline channels, such as lost or stolen wallets, checkbooks or credit cards, continue to be the primary source of ID theft. What's more, almost half of all identity theft is perpetrated by someone the victim knows: friends, neighbors, family members, in-home employees, etc. And with nearly 70 percent of consumers shredding documents, trash also is not a great source of compromised data, the survey says. read story



Staples Helping Consumers With Identity Theft
BizJournals - 3/01/06
FRAMINGHAM, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2006--According to a report by the Better Business Bureau and Javelin Research, 9.3 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2005.(1) With the deadline for filing taxes a little more than a month away, Staples, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPLS), the world's largest office products company, and personal security expert Robert Siciliano have teamed up to help consumers ensure personal security during tax season and throughout 2006. read story



Identity Theft Looms Over UNC
emediawire.com 01/22/05
The students and staff at the University of Northern Colorado (UNC) may be in jeopardy of identity theft after a university computer hard drive disappeared last week, according to personnel at the Identity-Theft-Advisor. read story



Social Security Numbers & Drivers Licenses
djournal.com 02/18/06
Many of us have learned to shred our bank statements, bills and other documents that have our personal information on them. After all, we've all heard the stories of identity theft and how unscrupulous individuals have used our information for their purposes. But many Mississippians are overlooking another potential time bomb that we carry with us every day, but seldom think about until we need it - our driver's license. read story



Social Security Email Scam
TownOnLine.com 03/03/06
Jo Anne Barnhart, Commissioner of Social Security, and Patrick O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General of Social Security, issued a warning today about a new email scam that has surfaced recently. The Agency has received several reports of an email message being circulated addressed to "Dear Social Security Number And Card owner" and purporting to be from the Social Security Administration. The message informs the reader "that someone illegally is using your Social Security number and assuming your identity" and directs the reader to a Web site designed to look like Social Security's Internet Web site. read story