Identity Theft

Police: Thieves writing bad checks in Pearland  Laredo Morning Times

Identity Theft: Don’t Get Hustled in the Holiday Bustle  NerdWallet

Novato residents arrested in Kentfield theft case  Marin Independent Journal

Expert on ways to avoid identity theft  Queens Chronicle

The 2020 Faces of Fraud Survey  BankInfoSecurity.com

VA put millions of people at risk of identify theft, audit finds  Stripes Japan

VA put millions of people at risk of identify theft, audit finds  The Washington Post

Protect your medicare information  Miami News Record

Account takeover technology: Solving risk for online lenders  Lending Times

Feds: Five charged in $16 million pawn shop schemes preying on addicts in Rochester area  13WHAM-TV

2 men convicted in vast engineering fraud case that affected dozens of cities  Long Beach Post

Scam warning issued on “Secret Sister” gift exchange  The Ellsworth American

Robocall Scams Exist Because They Work—One Woman’s Story Shows How  The Wall Street Journal

Robocall Scams Exist Because They Work—One Woman’s Story Shows How  The Wall Street Journal

Robocall Scams Exist Because They Work—One Woman’s Story Shows How  The Wall Street Journal

Robocall Scams Exist Because They Work—One Woman’s Story Shows How  The Wall Street Journal

Security experts warn about the growing threat of synthetic identity fraud  ConsumerAffairs

Haverford Crime Blotter: Counterfeit Money, Identity Theft, More  Haverford, PA Patch

Protect your medicare information – News  Shawnee News Star

Malaysians Arrest 680 Suspected Members of Chinese Online Fraud Gang  The Epoch Times

Malaysians Arrest 680 Suspected Members of Chinese Online Fraud Gang  The Epoch Times

Tala Security ‘State of the Web’ Report Highlights Risk and Unprecedented Levels of Vulnerability to Credit Card E-Skimming and Identity Theft During 2019 Holiday Season  Associated Press

Macy’s Data Breach 2019: How to Check If You Have Been Affected  Newsweek

House Lawmakers Request Digital ID Plan From Treasury  Bloomberg Law

NY Man Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for RI Bank Fraud Conspiracy  GoLocalProv

Tips to Keep Your Payment Data Safe this Holiday Shopping Season  WBIW.com

Phishing Expeditions Can Put Taxpayer Data At Risk  Bloomberg Tax

Man faces 29 theft-related charges | News  Times Daily

Victim of identity theft in Indonesia shocked to find himself owner of Rolls Royce  AsiaOne

Medford woman charged with embezzling from youth hockey nonprofit  Mail Tribune

Honolulu Acting Prosecutor Gets Federal Subpoena to Testify  The New York Times

Hampstead bookkeeper admits stealing nearly $1M from local family business that employed her for 17 years  Baltimore Sun

Two Men Behind Unsafe Southland Construction Projects Convicted  Palos Verdes, CA Patch

Valley Man Battling Cancer Believed to be Target of Identity Theft  KRGV

Two Convicted in Engineering Fraud Case  MyNewsLA.com

NC ranks among riskiest states for identity theft – how can you protect yourself?  CBS17.com

NC ranks among riskiest states for identity theft – how can you protect yourself?  CBS17.com

Man indicted, accused of scamming woman out of $20,000 through dating app  KSDK.com

Huntsville police searching for man in identity theft case  WAFF

Identity theft used to steal high-end vehicles from Kingston car dealerships  Global News

Did Police Warn That Facebook Quizzes Could Lead to Identity Theft?  Snopes.com

Fraud ring member who bilked businesses in Seekonk, Mansfield and elsewhere gets three years in prison  The Sun Chronicle

Prosecutors say attorney stole identities to bring false ADA suits  Reuters

Use of facial recognition software on driver license photos? Utah lawmakers don’t like it.  Salt Lake Tribune

Lawmakers Abandon Bill Regulating Facial Recognition Software Over Concerns Of Inadequate Protection  KUER 90.1

Afternoon Briefs: Prosecutor killed in ‘freak accident’ in courtroom; lawyer accused of filing suits for nonclients  ABA Journal

North Andover Company Founder Pleads Guilty In Fraud Case  Patch.com

Best Identity Theft Protection of 2020 | Identity Theft Protection  U.S. News & World Report

Acting city prosecutor served with FBI subpoena  Hawaii News Now

Yoti biometrics and SafeCharge validation deployed for online gaming in impatient customer market  Biometric Update

Bank of Hawaii warns customers of phishing scam  Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Bank of Hawaii warns customers of phishing scam  Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hays County inmate mistakenly released under assumed identity  Hays Free Press

Sacramento man gets 4 years in prison for ‘intricate’ $500,000 identity theft scheme  Sacramento Bee

New York man sentenced for role in bank fraud conspiracy  San Francisco Chronicle

Barclays and Hitachi release updated biometric finger vein scanner  Biometric Update

New York man sentenced for role in bank fraud conspiracy  Raleigh News & Observer

House Lawmakers Ask for Digital ID Plan from Treasury  Bloomberg Law

House Lawmakers Ask for Digital ID Plan from Treasury  Bloomberg Law

Millennials Most Likely to Outspend Other Generations This Holiday Season  Business Wire

ICE removes Romanian national wanted in home country to serve sentence for conviction on injuries causing death  U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Newsroom

Augusta man accused in Medicaid fraud acquitted  The Augusta Chronicle

Fraud Awareness Week: Prepare Your Business for Holiday Scam Season  Business 2 Community

Everything We Know About the Macy’s Breach (And How to Respond)  Solutions Review

‘First-person’ ID fraud spikes — sign of coming recession, firm claims  Bob Sullivan.net

2020 Payments Summit Topics Include Changing Fraud Trends, Consumer Shopping Experience, Securing Online Channels, and Mobility Payments in Transit  Yahoo Finance

2020 Payments Summit Topics Include Changing Fraud Trends, Consumer Shopping Experience, Securing Online Channels, and Mobility Payments in Transit  GlobeNewswire

Colorado man convicted of identity theft after roaming the globe for 25 years  Vail Daily News

Woman Sentenced For ID Theft, Fraudulent Check Cashing  KBND

Blaine Lake RCMP lay charges in alleged fraud and identity theft case  battlefordsNOW

Florence man held on $230,000 bond for check fraud scams  WAAY

NY lawyer living in South Florida made $1 million from fake ADA lawsuits, feds say  Miami Herald

Mobile owners in emerging countries: What they struggle to do  Pew Research Center

Appendix D: Older people, more affluent tend to have fewer hardships using mobile devices  Pew Research Center

Non-mobile phone users in emerging countries: What hinders their access?  Pew Research Center

Mobile Divides in Emerging Countries  Pew Research Center

Florida Lawyer Got Almost $1M by Filing Fake Lawsuits: Feds  NBC 6 South Florida

Synthetic Identity Fraud is the Fastest-Growing Financial Crime in the US and One of the Most Dangerous, GIACT® Report Finds  PRNewswire

Zumigo Expands Executive Leadership Team to Meet Growing Global Demand for Mobile Device Identity Solutions  Business Wire

How to avoid falling a victim of fraud or identity theft this upcoming holiday season  WPSD Local 6

Identity theft a growing concern for employees  PropertyCasualty360

Cyber Security Today – Fraud Awareness Week, don’t fall for these Microsoft scams and more  IT World Canada

SWLA Arrest Report – Nov. 19, 2019  KPLC

RCMP recover hundreds of stolen ID cards, cheques in Blaine Lake  News Talk 650 CKOM

RCMP recovers hundreds of stolen ID cards, cheques  News Talk 980 CJME

REAL IDs needed to board airlines in 2020 | The Crusader Newspaper Group  The Chicago Cusader

Macy’s suffers credit card data breach for the second year in a row  TechSpot

How to avoid falling a victim of fraud or identity theft this upcoming holiday season  WPSD Local 6

Ala. Securities Commission offers tips for fraud prevention  WSFA

Fraud Facts: A new form of theft — Synthetic Identity Fraud  Idaho Business Review

IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION SERVICES MARKET 2019 WITH PRIME COUNTRIES KNOWLEDGE : WORLD TRADE SHARE, SIZE, REVENUE, LATEST TECHNOLOGY TRENDS BY 2025  Markets Gazette 24

Global Identity Theft Protection Services Market Growth 2019-2025 – LifeLock , Experian, Equifax, TransUnion, FICO, Affinion  E-Industry News

Florida lawyer accused of receiving almost $1M by filing fake lawsuits  WPTV.com

This Pa. city is among the ‘most sinful’ in America, report says  PennLive.com

Scam Alert from Better Business Bureau  Cape Cod Today

Chinese Scammers Use WeChat More Than Any Other App to Conduct Online Fraud, Report Shows  Caixin Global

POLICE LOG: Nov. 10 to 16 | News  Hood River News

SHERIFF LOG: Oct. 31 to Nov. 11 | News  Hood River News

MTN using fingerprints to stop contract fraud  MyBroadband

Editorial: Real ID is coming | Editorial  Quad City Times