Bringing down an identity theft ring is no easy thing. Law enforcement often has to go undercover for months at a time, get involved with the criminals — and actually do illegal transactions with money being swapped. This is a very risky proposition that FBI Special Agent Waldo J. Longa, and his team, had no problem with getting down and dirty to stop an identity theft ring in Palm Beach County, Florida.

Between June and July, the ring, comprised of seven low lifes, made 32 separate fake IDs using information stolen from people in Florida, California and other states and showed FBI agents a list of 110 real identities to choose from. A

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He was coaching for a week when am aware parent notified the school, he was a sex offender from 1996. As a parent, you should be the one notifying school officials because you are aware of these issues. You can do a search on “sex offender registry” to locate those in your area and check out Neighborhood Watch.

The parent telling the school shows a flaw in the schools system of effectively vetting out someone who has a past of inappropriate behavior with children. The school district went on to say they screen volunteers in the hundreds of background checks they do his may have been overlooked. Wha

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The threat of identity theft never goes away — even on vacation. This year while taking time to relax, remember to follow these identity theft tips to avoid an unpleasant surprise when you get back home.

Tip #1 — Stop Your Mail

Thieves love your mail. Finding mailboxes stuffed while homeowners are away vacationing is like a dream come true for identity thieves.

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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post on the ITAC blog. As always, we have compiled all the key identity theft, data breach and cyber security stories you need to kick start your week on the right foot. For this Monday, we have a number of different stories ranging from new data breach legislation to a piece about child identity theft.

Child-Identity Theft Increases
Imagine applying for that first job, that first exciting credit card, that freshman-year college loan. Now, don’t. F

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Identity theft is a pressing issue especially now that the internet has paved the way for thieves to easily steal your personal information. By just asking you to fill in forms for membership sign-ups or for availing of other special services, enticed consumers fail to think twice and they key in numbers and other data generously. It will be too late for regret once these consumers realize that they are actually finding a way for thieves to succeed. A lot of online websites are now created to offer counter interventions against identity theft. Programs geared towards identity theft protection are now set to be availed at very low prices and even for free.

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Robert Siciliano is a Personal Security Expert and Adviser to Intelius.com. For more information see Intelius at Criminal Check to reduce your chances of encountering a bad guy. See him discussing self defense on Youtube. (Disclosures)