The Impact of Child Identity Theft
By the AllClearID Team Jamie here, Chief Investigator at AllClear ID. Child Identity theft can be a devastating experience that affects about 10% of children. This crime often goes undetected for years allowing thieves time to build a complicated web of open accounts and debts that can be difficult to resolve. When child identity theft victims enter [...]
Isn’t It Ironic: Identity Thief Gets Busted By Leaving Incriminating Evidence in the Trash
Life is full of entertaining ironies, especially when it comes to criminals. Case in point; one identity thief who was notorious for stealing credit card applications from the U.S. Postal Service. Well, Gerald K. Acholonu, the thief we are talking about, met his fate when investigators sifted through his trash and found materials that re-confirmed [...]
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Malicious BBB Email Phishing Scam
The Better Business Bureau is warning consumers about an email phishing scam making rounds. According to the Greater Maryland CEO, Angie Barnett, emails claiming to be from the BBB were sent to companies across the nation. The emails stated a complaint had been filed with the BBB and listed the sender as the Better Business [...]
Foster Children at Far Greater Risk of Identity Theft
While adults are very vulnerable to identity theft in the United States, children are vulnerable too. And even more vulnerable is a certain group of minors: foster children. According to Robert Fellmeth, who teaches law at the University of San Diego, up to 30 percent of these children become victims of identity theft before they [...]