According to a recent study by Javelin Strategy & Research, the number of identity fraud victims in the United States increased by more than 1 million from 2011 to 2012 while the total dollar amount stolen grew by nearly $3 million. Read More
Eleven Florida Identity Tax Return Fraud Ring Members Arrested
Tax refund fraud is a growing crime that costs the federal government billions each year. Eleven members of an identity fraud ring responsible for millions in fraudulent tax refunds were recently arrested in South Florida, an area where identity theft and tax refund fraud are significantly higher than the national average. Read More
U.S. and Canadian Authorities Arrest Members of Identity Theft and Card Fraud Rings
Canada’s Regional Fraud Bureau along with Canadian police departments and the U.S. Secret Service carried out a raid on suspected identity fraud rings which resulted in five arrests, over 300 fraud-related charges as well as the confiscation of equipment used for making counterfeit cards and hundreds of thousands of dollars in counterfeit U.S. currency. Read
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Call Center Agent Copied Customer Card Details, Made Purchases Online
A call center employee working in the UK was arrested after copying credit card information provided to him by customers over the phone which he later used to attempt fraudulent purchases. Read More
Retail Sales Clerk Boosts Commission Buying Goods with Fraudulent Credit Cards
A former employee at Saks Fifth Avenue faces felony credit card abuse charges after using fraudulent credit cards opened in the names of stolen identities to make purchases from his register as a way to earn extra commission. Read More
DMV Employee Created and Sold Fraudulent State Licenses
Former New Hampshire Department of Motor Vehicle employee Donna Rockholt was sentenced to eight to twenty-eight years in prison on bribery and theft charges after creating fraudulent driver’s licenses for cash bribes. Read More
Retail Clerk Opened Store Credit Cards with Stolen Identities
Two Louisiana residents were arrested and charged with multiple accounts of fraud and identity theft after a retail clerk used stolen identity information to open store credit cards at work while her accomplice used these new accounts to purchase Visa prepaid cards. Read More
Fraudsters Selling Consumer Credit Reports Obtained from Legitimate Sources
Fraudsters have been selling identity information online in the black market for over a decade, but a recent investigation found fraudsters are selling full credit report information which they were able to obtain from sources such as the AnnualCreditReport.com initiative started by the FTC. Read More
Identity Fraud Increasing in the UK
A recent report from CIFAS, a membership association focused on fraud prevention in the UK, found that incidences of identity fraud greatly increased in 2011 and that identity fraud made up more than half of all fraud in the region. Read More
Fraudster Steals Identity Information Over Open Wi-Fi Networks
A Georgia man is being charged with identity fraud, computer trespassing, forgery and invasion of privacy after perusing affluent neighborhoods for open Wi-Fi connections to steal identity information from unsuspecting consumers using their home networks. Read More
