Archive for July, 2012

 FTC: Increase in Tax-Related ID Theft Complaints

Kirsten here from AllClear ID.  We’ve talked a lot about identity theft and taxes this year, and now there’s a new report from the FTC showing the number of identity theft complaints involving tax and wage fraud is soaring, even as law enforcement tries to crack down on them.  Federal Trade Commission officials told the Associated [...]



 A New Twist to the Online Job Search Scam

Kirsten here from AllClear ID.  With the country’s current economic position coupled with the fluctuating unemployment rate, people are searching and posting for jobs all over the internet. Unfortunately, as we have written before criminals have taken notice. The Internet Crime Complaint Center reports they have “recently received over 250 complaints reporting a new twist [...]