ID Theft Protection Newsletter

Welcome to the E-newsletter for Identity Theft protection, providing you with breaking news, alerts and information to protect yourself from the fastest growing crime.

New scams are hatched every day to victimize us steal our good name/identity and our hard earned cash. There are eBay scams, travel scams--scams that take advantage of natural disasters.

The following scams are those that are most used to perpetuate identity theft. Beware of these and protect your precious name.

Feds bust identity-theft ring
Jeff Whelan/The Star-Ledger January 17, 2008
Federal inspectors today cracked an identity-theft ring that obtained the personal information of 10,000 credit card holders, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

Shoppers in Data Breach
A data tape containing information on 650,000 retail customers went missing from the Iron Mountain data storage company's vaults in October, the company reports. The missing tape contains personal information from customers of J.C. Penney and 100 other retailers, including 150,000 Social Security numbers.

Center City Identity Theft Scheme Foiled
PHILADELPHIA (CBS 3) ― State police thwarted an attempted identity theft scheme in Philadelphia.

Top 10 Ways to Prevent Id Theft in 2008-P.R.