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Maria Rojas held her W2, waiting to file her taxes at Jackson Hewitt Tax Service center. The recent trip to the office in her local Walmart would take her a step closer to a much-awaited refund check. http://liarcatchers.com/identity_theft_investigation.html Like many … Continue reading →

We are rapidly coming into the busiest months for bad credit car sales. That’s because a large number of consumers with bad credit use their income tax refund as a down payment. http://liarcatchers.com/identity_theft_investigation.html We should know because since 1992 we’ve … Continue reading →

Two New York women are accused of scamming $75,000 from victims in 30 states by posting phony Craigslist ads for nonexistent jobs and apartments. http://liarcatchers.com/identity_theft_investigation.html A Long Island prosecutor has announced identity theft charges against the woman and her niece. … Continue reading →

DENVER – The Colorado Secretary of State’s office has now made their business database safer. 9NEWS started covering this story in 2010 when we discovered a security hole in the secretary of state website. Criminals were hijacking the companies and … Continue reading →

ATLANTA — Most of us get credit card applications in the mail. But have you ever gotten one with your child’s name on it and think, how’d that happen? http://liarcatchers.com/identity_theft_investigation.html The answer could surprise you, and it could mean big … Continue reading →

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office said they arrested a man accused of stealing customer information from his place of work and opening fraudulent accounts. Deputies charged Walter Darnell Austin, 45, with felony identity theft, felony identity theft … Continue reading →

ASHEVILLE — Authorities say an Asheville woman used another person’s identity to make a financial transaction. http://liarcatchers.com/identity_theft_investigation.html Miranda Morgan Rauland, 21, of Alexander Drive, was charged with identity theft, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, maintaining a dwelling … Continue reading →

Identity theft often starts outside of the tax administration system when someone’s personal information is stolen or lost. Identity thieves may then use a taxpayer’s identity to fraudulently file a tax return and claim a refund. In other cases, the … Continue reading →

Des Moines, IOWA — Today, Friday, January 20, 2012, Zachary Edwards, age 29, from Des Moines, Iowa, was arrested and criminally charged with Identity Theft, an Aggravated Misdemeanor (Iowa Code 715A.8(2)). Edwards turned himself in to Iowa Division of Criminal … Continue reading →

The Better Business Bureau is warning about an identity theft scam targeting Medicare recipients. The agency said the latest fraud attempt involves calling Medicare consumers. The caller states that they want to send the consumer a “new Medicare card”. They … Continue reading →