News Sun - Financial identity theft of the dead has increased significantly in the last two or three years, Steve Wrone, consumer policy advisor to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, told The News-Sun. “If people lack ethics, they can do what they want.” It

Banks must come clean on ID theft
San Francisco Gate - Two separate studies recently reached conflicting conclusions: While one found that identity theft is on the rise significantly, the other reported that it is on the decline. So which is it? There’s no way to know because banks do not report to the

IRS urging taxpayers to safeguard their identity
Naples Daily News - Authorities say Rodriguez Ochoa s experience is far from unique; identity theft is growing fast. It can take employers and workers months after filing their returns to figure out they ve been targeted. But with tax day here, the IRS is reaching

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