Archives: 2009 July

John Tanner wants to enhance the privacy of Americans’ Social Security numbers (SSNs) and combat identity theft . Tanner, Chairman of the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security, introduced the “Social Security Number Privacy and …

More than 500 cases since January 2009 As part of CBP’s responsibility for securing the ports of entry while facilitating legitimate travel, officers at the ports of entry in Arizona have encountered more than 500 potential cases of identity theft that have been turned over to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for prosecution since January of this year.

  Powered by Max Banner Ads   by Josh Duve In the United States, millions of university and college students apply for significantly large amounts of student financial aid, including student loans, to help pay for the rising cost of higher education. Occasionally, these college students may be solicited by a third-party financial institution or bank that is offering student loan scams

A 24-year-old woman who allegedly ran a cancer donation scam that netted her thousands of dollars and gifts from celebrities has been found dead of an apparent suicide.

There is a huge amount of discussion about rip-offs on the Internet and with the economy in bad shape, there is a significant increase in scams. The question will be when is it a con and when is it a genuine internet business ?