ID theft indictment for Bank of New York Mellon employee

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

Adeniyi Adeyemi, a computer technician at the Bank of New York Mellon, was indicted on 149 counts of grand larceny, ID theft, money laundering, scheme to defraud, computer tampering and unlawful possession of personal identification information. The Manhattan district attorney’s office accused 27-year-old Adeyemi of committing ID theft against ...

Identity Thieves Thwart Online Sales

Monday, November 23rd, 2009

If you think the American consumer is hurting from the effects of identity theft, think for a second about what it’s doing to the other victims: American businesses. Javelin Research estimates that online retailers lost $21 billion in potential sales because identity theft victims are now afraid to shop ...

Gifts for the hard-to-buy-for

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Shopping for the kids on your list is definitely more fun, but you can’t put it off any longer: it’s time to figure out what to buy for all those hard-to-buy-for people on your holiday shopping list. Well, lucky you, I have some tips on what to buy—and perhaps ...

Job seekers victims of ID theft scams

Saturday, November 14th, 2009

Unemployment topped 10% in October, and the holiday season is upon us. Combine the two and you have a lot of people trying to looking for jobs. Sad to say, there’s also a whole lot of ID theft going on. Most ID theft scams targeting job seekers fall are ...

Avoid Internet ID theft at Wi-Fi hotspots

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

It’s time to start your online holiday shopping, and what could be more convenient than sitting in your favorite Wi-Fi coffee shop while you work your way through your gift list? But if you aren’t careful you could end up an online identity theft victim instead of everyone’s favorite ...