Posts Tagged ‘police’
IN THE HEADLINES: Fall Victim to Identity Theft, Find Yourself in Jail?
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● December 2, 2011
What if you were pulled over by law enforcement, let’s say for something relatively minor like going just slightly over the speed limit, and instead of a ticket or a warning instead you find yourself in jail trying to prove that you’re not the person they think you are. Even though the arresting officer might [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Respected Cop Living under Stolen Identity
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● June 10, 2011
A popular police officer who served with the Anchorage Alaska police department for more than a decade has been hiding a dark secret for the past 20 years. But due to one simple mistake, that secret is now out in the open and will cost the cop his job, his freedom, and his citizenship. The [...]
IN THE HEADLINES: Cybercrooks Getting Younger, but Not Smarter
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● August 25, 2010
Two eighteen-year-olds appeared in a British court in early August accused of running their own online black market in everything an identity thief would need to own your identity. And they might still be running it today, unchallenged, if they hadn’t made so many blundering mistakes. The two teens, along with some other accomplices, were [...]
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Welcome to the Wild West of Identity Theft
Posted by: Neal OFarrell in: ● September 20, 2010
A couple of months ago I started helping an eighty-year-old woman who lost nearly $200,000 to a couple of identity thieves who turned out to be her kids. She lives in one of California’s largest cities (1 million+ residents) and was worried that her case might simply fall through the cracks and leave her helpless. [...]