A Birmingham man was arrested in Limestone County, accused of multi-state identity theft and fraud. Detectives with the ...

While you're working on your taxes, scammers are working to steal your refund and your identity.Tax identity theft is when someone uses your Social Security number and personal information to ...

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Of the 50 recovered identification and credit or debit cards, it is unclear how many were fake or what number included ...

"They told me I was deceased when I first got out of prison. I said, 'I'm not deceased, you're looking at Paige Spears.' She said, 'No, you are deceased.'" ...

Truong Nguyen, 50, pleaded guilty in US District Court in Boston to passport fraud and aggravated identity theft stemming from his use of the deceased teenager’s name to obtain a birth ...

Criminals’ use of AI has improved, making it harder to spot texts and emails impersonating a trusted source to persuade consumers to give up their personal information, says Mona Terry, chief ...

In 2024, consumers reported that most identity fraud incidents happened in the summer months. Here are 15 tips to help you protect yourself from identity theft.

Nearly a half of a million taxpayers slogged through an average 22-month wait for their tax refunds in 2024 after being victimized by tax-related identity theft, waiting even months longer than in ...

Shocking new data reveals that fraud now accounts for a staggering 40% of all crime in England and Wales, with experts identifying card identity theft as the fastest-growing threat. A recent analysis ...

The Aggravated identity theft charge alone has a two-year mandatory minimum. U.S. District Judge Joanna Seybert said he will probably receive between 6.25 years and 7.25 years when he is sentenced ...

However, it is failing to meet these obligations, leaving easy paths for identity theft open. The IRS is legally required to inform parents if their child's identity is being used to commit tax fraud.