Archive for the ‘Child Identity Theft’ Category
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
There's a new twist on an old scam – thieves are cashing in on dead children by stealing their Social Security numbers and using them to file fraudulent tax returns. Stealing the Social Security numbers of deceased kids isn't a new thing – but using them to file phony tax ...
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Monday, May 16th, 2011
The theft of children's personal identity information, particularly Social Security numbers, is on the rise. The reason? Children are an easy target, and the theft often goes unnoticed for years – while the criminal uses the information to obtain a mortgage, car payment, job or medical services.
If your child is ...
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Thursday, May 13th, 2010
Teachers are supposed to be in a position of trust. As parents, we entrust our children's safety, education and -- to a certain degree -- morals to an educator's care. That must be why teachers are held to a higher degree and, when found wanting, have that much further to ...
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Friday, July 17th, 2009
"Ghosting" is when someone steals the identity of a deceased person and it's on the rise. While the U.S. doesn't track statistics on "ghosting," in the United Kingdom the crime is so prolific that a person has a 16% chance of having their identity used illegally after their death.
The ...
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Thursday, September 11th, 2008
Many adults are now guarding themselves with identity theft protection programs like LifeLock. Some identity thieves are turning to easier targets: their children. Children are becoming preferred victims because it is easier to expose their identities and harder to discover the theft. Students are especially easy targets because schools often ...
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