Massive Identity Theft With Help From The IRS
Someone has hijacked the tax identity of more than 2,300 tiny or defunct nonprofits, apparently taking advantage of a hole in a new electronic Internal Revenue Service filing system to list the same person as a charitable official at the same mail box drop in Las Vegas.
'Donald Duck' Gets Okay To Use IRS Site Plagued By Identity Theft
Yesterday, we told you how someone was able to steal the tax identity of 2,300-plus small nonprofits due to a hole in a new electronic filing system implemented by the Internal Revenue Service. Every nonprofit in this group, most with religiously themed names, now lists as a principal officer one William Alexander and its address as the same mail-box drop on N. Rainbow Blvd. in Las Vegas. This ...
How to prevent identity theft
Awareness is the most important aspect of any computer-security scheme, so monitor all your online and financial accounts--and change your password regularly. Originally posted at How To
Violent defendant gets seven years for ID theft
Scott McCabe Examiner Staff Writer Follow Him @Scott_McCabe A former District of Columbia resident with a propensity for violence toward women was sentenced to seven years in prison for obtaining and using the identity of a Maryland woman. Thirty-three-year-old James T. Dillard's theft of cell phone service in the woman's name came to the attention of D.C. detectives in 2009 investigating a ...
Here's Some Identity Theft Protection You Don't Have To Pay For
Identity theft is a crime that offers a big payout with little risk of being caught. Inherent with the Internet Age, identity theft can be perpetrated virtually anywhere on Earth, and those that are victimized can be living on the opposite side of the globe from the perpetrator.
