Archive for March, 2012

 Scam Focused on Facebook Users

By the AllClear ID Team Tamara here from the AllClear ID investigation team. Facebook users are being duped into divulging personal information by filling out a form to supposedly prevent their Facebook account from being disabled. The information they’re being asked ranged from their email address and Facebook password to the first six digits of [...]



 A Major Source of Identity Theft:
Social Security’s “Death Database”

By the AllClear ID Team Vanessa here with AllClear ID. What started as a database to protect Americans from fraud has become a major source of identity theft and misery. Making it worse, this is a database run by the federal government – and it says it’s powerless to stop the database information from going [...]



 Passport Fraud Could Lead to Identity Theft

By the AllClear ID Team George here with the AllClear Investigation Team. A US passport is one of the most important identification documents in the United States; it confirms unequivocally that the owner is a US citizen, and allows US citizen’s visa-free passage into many countries around the world. Therefore the benefits of possessing a [...]



 An Easy Tool For Identity Theft:
Your Cell Phone

By the AllClear ID Team Juan here from the AllClear ID investigation team. I’ve noticed that varying types of cell phone fraud is becoming a huge burden to consumers and phone companies. The most rampant form of cell phone fraud occurs when someone opens up an account using another person’s information. However, there are also ways [...]