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Identity Theft Irony
The two stories came across the wire this week. It appears that identity theft catches everyone and is perpetrated by everyone.
Jeri Yenne, a District Attorney for Brazoria County went to buy a car when she got some bad news. According to her credit report she had already purchased two cars last year. It was then that she realized she was the victim of identity theft. [story]
Trial started this month for Paul Kelly. Mr Kelly is accused of forging documents, making false claims
to legally represent his daughter and having someone pose as his
grandson in order to acquire loans and buy vehicles between July 2002
and March 2006. In short; identity theft. Mr. Kelly is former District Attorney in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. [story]
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Judge Rules LifeLock Illegal
A federal judge has ruled that LifeLock has been
breaking California law by placing fraud alerts on its
customer's credit profiles. The ruling is part of lawsuit brought by Experian, a credit reporting bureau.
The suit claims that the fraud alerts that LifeLock has placed with Experian is causing the company millions in processing for customers who have not been the victim of fraud. [full story]
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Medical Identity Theft on the Rise
The New York Times is reporting on the rising problem of medical identity theft. The real question is will the Obama administrations push toward electronic medical records (EMRs) help or hurt the problem.
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