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If you’ve read through some of the do not call reports at EveryCall.us, you won’t be surprised that in the past couple of months there have been an outbreak of phony debt collectors threatening arrest or court action if a payday loan isn’t repaid immediately.
According to the Better Business Bureau, the scammers say [...]
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Identity Theft from Speeding?
Brian Krebs of the Washington Post wrote a story this morning about how personal information of citizens ticketed in Maryland, including social security number, is available online through the Maryland Courts Website.
We checked it out and sure enough you can find:
First and Last Name
Address
Date of Birth
Driver’s License Number
Social Security Number (Listed as Driver’s License # for some drivers).
Apparently [...]
IRS Warns of ID Theft Scam
The Milwakee Journal Sentinel reports the IRS issued a warning about a new string of Identity Theft phishing scams, asking people to submit personal data to clarify tax returns or to receive their economic stimulus check.
In the last two months, the IRS received 700 reports about separate phishing incidents, the agency said in a news [...]
Identity Theft Ring Nailed in Montreal
The Canadian Press reports that it has broken up an alleged telemarketing and identity theft ring in Montreal.
The ring used lottery scams to convince victims to wire them money via Western Union or MoneyGram.
Read more here.
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