identity theft

Lifelock, one of a legion of identity theft protection service companies, made a name for itself by plastering its CEO Todd Davis’ social security number all over company advertisements.

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Lifelock Shows Identity Theft Services Not Foolproof (LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News)

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If in fact the accused, in the assassination of in Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, are what I would label as criminal identity theft victims, then we are all susceptible to this type of crime.

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Robert Siciliano: Assassin or Identity Theft Victims? (The Huffington Post)

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Identity theft protection company LifeLock agreed to pay $12 million to settle claims by the Federal Trade Commission and 35 states that the company exaggerated the value of its services.

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LifeLock to pay $12M to settle charges it hyped protection against identity theft (New York Daily News)

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TEMPE, Ariz.—-With an estimated 11.1 million Americans victimized by identity fraud in 2009 , the identity theft protection industry is increasing in protection options to best help consumers guard against this crime.
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LifeLock Named "Best Overall" by Identity Theft Labs (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

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ALEXANDRIA, Va.—-The National Organization for Victim Assistance® , a nonprofit organization committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights and services, has announced an Identity Theft Victim Advocate Summit will be held in Columbus, Ohio on April 27, 2010.
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TEMPE, Ariz.—-Law enforcement in Louisiana are taking the bull by the horns when it comes to identity theft. Police Chief Don Dixon and the Lake Charles Police Department hosted an identity theft training summit on February 24, 2010, with co-hosts FBI’s Law Enforcement Executive Development Association and LifeLock, Inc. , the leader in identity theft [...]

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A man federal authorities say is part of a Brooklyn husband-and-wife identity theft team was charged with killing two of their victims, federal authorities said.

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Feds tie slayings to husband-wife ID theft team (CNN)

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Stealing more than $300,000 dollars from her employers could cost a Midland woman more than 30 years in federal prison. 32-year-old Kellie Bick pleaded guilty to bank fraud and aggravated identity theft.

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NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged in an identity theft scheme has been accused of killing two of his victims. An indictment unsealed Thursday in federal court in Brooklyn charges Dmitriy Yakovlev in the murder of a missing Russian-language translator.

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NY prosecutors: 2 identity theft victims killed (Greenwich Time)

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IRVINE, Calif.—-Medical identity theft is an alarming and often undetected offense affecting today’s consumers, according to a recent survey conducted by The Ponemon Institute and sponsored by ProtectMyID.com™, Experian’s multilayered identity theft detection, protection and fraud resolution product.
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