IRS: Identity theft prosecutions double in 2013

WASHINGTON The Internal Revenue Service is seeing a big jump in thieves stealing Social Security numbers to fraudulently claim tax refunds, the agency said Tuesday.

As kids head back to school, parents should be vigilant about guarding their children's personal information and watching for signs of potential identity theft. A child's credit history is a blank slate, and child identity theft can go undetect…

Washington, Aug 15 New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo Wednesday alerted parents, guardians and young adults about a growing trend of child identity theft.

Washington, Aug 15 New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo Wednesday alerted parents, guardians and young adults about a growing trend of child identity theft.

A woman is facing more than a dozen fraud related charges after allegedly using fake IDs to access bank accounts that did not belong to her.

The struggling identity theft insurer CPP is closing in on a deal with its lenders that should secure its future beyond a £1bn-plus mis-selling payout to customers.

Police find it hard to compete with international crime syndicates who rake in $870 billion a year via activities from drug trading and human trafficking to identity theft, a top UN official said Wednesday.

A woman has been accused of identity theft after Glendale police found personal information on nearly 390 different people in the car she was riding in.

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TAMPA – Bail bondsman Freddie Wilson may have been a foolish, careless and even negligent businessman, his lawyer says, but he’s no identity thief.