by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Nov 5, 2021 | Scam of the day
According to a new study recently released by Javelin Strategy & Research more than 1.25 million children became victims of identity theft last year and the true number is probably much greater because in many instances child identity theft is not discovered until...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 15, 2021 | Scam of the day
This is the beginning of a school year and as the Coronavirus pandemic continues to be of concern to parents of school age children, another significant problem facing school children is one of which parents are generally not aware Identity thieves will steal the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 2, 2021 | Scam of the day
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has designated February 1-5th as Identity Theft Awareness Week. The Coronavirus pandemic has contributed to a dramatic increase in identity theft with the the FTC reporting that it received approximately 1.4 million complaints of...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 9, 2020 | Scam of the day
This is the beginning of a school year unlike any other, but one thing that remains the same is the risk of school age children becoming victims of identity theft. Identity thieves will steal the identity of a child and then run up large debts using the credit of the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 12, 2020 | Scam of the day
Twenty people were arrested recently in Louisiana on charges related to a synthetic identity theft ring, which, according to police, was operated by Charles Roy and Tanya Ward. Many people are not familiar with the term “synthetic Identity theft,” but it...
