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An elderly Wallaceburg is out $5,000 after a man pretending to be his grandson convinced him to send money. Chatham-Kent police said the victim received a call from someone who used his grandson’s name.

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Credit freezes can be great tools for protecting yourself against identity theft, experts say, but they’re not for everyone

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Authorities Collaborate To Catch The Thief He’s accused of stealing identifies and leaving a trail of victims across the St. Louis area over the past two years; from parking garages during Cardinals games and the Komen Race for the Cure in Downtown St. Louis, to events at Shaw Park, Creve Coeur Park, in St. Louis [...]

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Identity theft happens every day and the number of Utahns being victimized is on the rise. In Utah alone, identity theft is up 10 percent from last year and thousands of dollars were stolen through skimming. “Identity theft is becoming such a hi-tech crime,” said Officer Carol Fredricks. “They’re capturing the information on the back [...]

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Q My credit card company called me and said that somebody tried to charge a penny to my account. When I said it wasn’t my charge, the issuer canceled my card and sent me a new one. Was this an identity thief at work? What can I do to protect myself from identity theft?

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We’ve all heard the horror stories about people having their identities stolen.

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Salt Lake City (ABC 4 News) Identity theft is on the rise. In fact, according to the FTC its up nearly 9 percent here in Utah. And experts say, generally speaking, only half of the Identity theft cases are actually reported to authorities so the number is probably much higher. That is why local law [...]

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CLEVELAND — We’ve heard identity theft cases involving dumpster dives, over the shoulder wandering eyes in the checkout line, and even toddlers targeted for their personal information.

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A fugitive contract killer who shot the woman who hired him when she failed to pay up has been charged in Milwaukee with federal identity theft charges.

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WILMINGTON, DEL. Prosecutors say a Philadelphia woman has been sentenced to a year in jail for stealing the identity of a Maryland woman. Twenty-eight-year-old Courtney Henry was also ordered to pay the victim $22,600 in restitution.
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