Report: 1 incident of identity fraud every 3 seconds in the US

report from Javelin Strategy. Experts believe that this increase was driven by dramatic jumps in the two most severe fraud types, new account fraud (NAF) and account takeover fraud (ATF). Key findings from the report also include: Identity fraud incidents and amount stolen increased—The number of identity fraud incidents increased by one million more consumers over the…

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North Carolina ranks 25th for identity theft

North Carolina had 6,287 complaints, or about 66 complaints per 100,000 residents, in 2011, compared to 5,986, or 63 per 100,000 residents in 2010. Theft of government documents or benefits fraud accounted for 21 percent of the identity-theft complaints in North Carolina last year. That was the state’s largest category. Employment-related fraud made up 7…

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Women stole background check information

Four women have been arrested on accusations they stole background check information, and used it to make personal profit. Angela Cuellar, 32; Yolanda Ramos, 38; Diane Rivera, 33, and Christine Elifritz, 29, were indicted by a federal grand jury on one count of conspiracy to commit identity theft. Cuellar is also charged with six substantive…

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