TEMPE, Ariz.—-While the number of reported identity theft cases to the Federal Trade Commission continues to climb, law enforcement officials struggle to solve cases left in the wake of criminals taking over identities and racking up debt, ruining credit and financially tarnishing good names.
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COURTNEY Love (above) isn’t guilty of credit-card fraud — she’s a victim of identity theft, according to her private investigator. The rocker has been sued by American Express for defaulting on a $350,000 balance, but PI John J. Nazarian tells…

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BROWNSTOWN TWP. — Police Chief Dennis Richardson said some people think identity theft is a victimless crime.

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SAN JOSE — Companies that sell “identity-theft protection” present an alluring but questionable proposition. For as much as about $100 per year, the main thing they do is set fraud alerts that force banks to call people before new lines of credit are opened in their names.
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Companies that sell “identity-theft protection” present an alluring but questionable proposition. For as much as about $100 per year, the main thing they do is set fraud alerts that force banks to call people before new lines of credit are opened in their names. The alerts can be useful – but people can set them [...]

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SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Companies that sell “identity-theft protection” present an alluring but questionable proposition.

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DeKalb and Champaign County sheriff’s deputies are asking for the public’s help identifying people involved in an identity-theft ring targeting many victims in Illinois, including DeKalb and Champaign counties. A release said the offenders are accessing victim’s checking accounts, reproducing checks and making fraudulent driver’s licenses using victims’ personal information.
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A Louisa County woman accused of hiding her boyfriend’s body in a well has pleaded not guilty to identity theft and other charges.
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The Summit County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a free presentation on “Identity Theft Prevention” for seniors and/or their caregivers at 1 p.m. June 5 in the Main Floor Meeting Room of Northfield Center Town Hall, 9546 Brandywine Road. The one-hour…

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.—-Identity Theft 911 , America’s leading identity theft resolution and education services provider, announced its partnership with Goodville Mutual, New Holland, Pa.

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