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MOVEit Data Breaches – Free Credit Monitoring From Some Affected Organizations
The MOVEit data breach has affected millions and affected organizations are contacting victims and offering help and guidance to the victims. We are putting together a list of organizations and if they are offering free credit monitoring services.
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Anatomy of an Identity Theft crime – How a gang stole $111 million dollars through SIRF scheme
A seven-member crew developed a brazen but sophisticated SIRF scheme to collect $111 million in refund money from the IRS.
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Identity Theft Trivia
Learning interesting information about identity theft through fun trivia to bring awareness about frauds and scams and how to protect ourselves
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Anatomy of a crime – How a seven-member gang stole a million dollars through identity theft
A seven-member crew developed a brazen but sophisticated scheme to steal at least $1 million from innocent victims’ bank accounts. They acquired stolen identities, hijacked their bank accounts and cellphones, impersonated them at bank branches and siphoned off their money as part of their nefarious multi-state fraudulent scheme.
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FTC Celebrates Identity Theft Awareness Week
The Federal Trade Commission is celebrating Identity Theft Awareness Week on Jan. 30 through Feb. 3, 2023. As mentioned on their website, “The FTC and its partners will host free podcasts, webinars, Facebook Live interviews, and other events focused on avoiding and recovering from identity theft and spotting scams. They will have information for everyone […]
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49 million Americans lost $43 billion from identity theft scams in 2020
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