Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 8, 2010
Authorities in Delaware recently announced the sentencing of two creative identity thieves who ran another successful, yet surprisingly simple identity theft operation for years without being detected. According to the local District Attorney, the two individuals used stolen mail to steal the identities of nearly 100 victims. What was most troubling was the fact that [...]
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 20, 2010
As any cop will tell you, there’s no such thing as a routine traffic stop. You always have to be prepared for surprises, and a simple traffic stop in New Jersey might have thwarted a heartless scam focused on the identities of young cancer victims and their parents. When cops in New Jersey pulled over [...]
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 11, 2010
Security experts recently uncovered a new and very sinister twist on identity theft – businesses actively selling the Social Security numbers of children to buyers with less-than-stellar credit, who dump the stolen identities as soon as they’re no longer of use, then purchase more. Sounds crazy, but it does seem to be increasing in popularly, [...]
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● August 2, 2010
International vacations, in the early days of commercial flight, were once reserved for an exclusive few. As depicted in Young Indiana Jones, children rarely got the chance to span the globe; but when they did, exciting situations would unfold. Today, with air fares becoming more affordable and the Internet connecting cultures more readily, young people [...]
Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● July 12, 2010
Kids are so darn cute. This cuteness can be completely out of control when a camera — be it video or still — comes into play. Whether it is in their infancy when you catch a magic moment, or a few years later when they ham it up for the photo, kids and cameras can [...]
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Posted by: ID Guardian in: ● November 30, 2009
The holiday’s bring out feelings of commonwealth, community, and goodwill. For those of you joining us here at IDGuardian.com, we hope that you have benefited from the security tips and tactics discussed here every week. But what about kids? Does your child have a shredder in their room? (Considering the last hairdo your child performed [...]
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