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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Wednesday, July 20th, 2011
Proposed legislation now before Congress will seek to reduce identity theft by eliminating distribution of Social Security numbers on Medicare cards.
The legislation was introduced this week by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), who said the use of such cards leaves millions of elderly people susceptible to identity theft.
Currently, 33 states ...
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Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011
A study conducted by Carnegie Mellon that took a look at the identity records of 40,000 children in April found that 10 percent of those records had been compromised. The records showed that the Social Security numbers of those children had been used by at least one other person.
The government ...
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010
In a day and time when most people are extra-cautious with their personal information, some may ask when Social Security numbers are required, and if a person can be penalized for not providing it.
Any business can request your Social Security number, but that doesn’t mean you are legally ...
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Thursday, July 15th, 2010
Susan received some unwelcome mail the other day from an agency from which no one likes to get mail – the IRS.
When she opened and read the letter, Susan discovered the IRS was demanding $5,300 in back taxes for jobs she'd never held in several states.
When Susan contested the IRS' ...
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Monday, March 15th, 2010
You may remember those commercials from a few years back that featured people voiced by the thieves who stole their identities. They had obvious misplaced voices that happily talked about all the ways they were ripping off the pictured victim.
"Twenty thousand bucks to complete my robot. My girl robot," laughs ...
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Friday, May 29th, 2009
"To Tell the Truth" may not be on the air any longer (although it has aired every decade for the past six decades), but the game's idea is still going strong. For those not familiar with "To Tell the Truth," it dealt with a panel of celebrities asking questions to ...
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