Q. My mom opened a credit card in my name and defaulted on it. Now What? A. Identity theft by someone you know is the most common type of this crime. The Federal Trade Commission estimated that in 9 percent of all cases of identity theft, a family member or relative was the culprit. That [...]
Entries Tagged as 'id theft'
My Mom Opened a Credit Card in My Name and Defaulted On It
April 15th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Identity Theft
Tags: bad credit·Credit card·Credit Card Company·defaulted card·Fair Credit Reporting Act·family fraud·id theft·police report
Medical Identity Theft On the Rise
April 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Identity Theft
It turns out that credit cards aren’t the only things you need to worry about if your wallet is stolen. You now have to worry about your insurance card, too. As many as 500,000 Americans have been victims of medical identity theft, says the World Privacy Forum. And this crime is spreading fast: The Federal [...]
Tags: FTC·health inurance card·id theft·illegal treatment·lost wallet·medical identity theft·World Privacy Forum
Screen Potential Roomates Carefully or Your Credit May Suffer
September 18th, 2009 · No Comments · Identity Theft
Memories of the times of my life when I had a roomate always bring a smile to my face. The first time, in college, sharing late-night pizzas and stories of the evening’s events forgotten in the daze created by 10 cent beers at the local pub. Later, when I bought my first house and the extra cash [...]
Tags: credit·Credit Score·damage credit score·id theft·roomates and identity theft·screen roomates·steal personal information
