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Tax season is a prime time for scams. Here's how to protect yourself

NBC Bay Area 25 Mar 2025
Victims of tax-related identity theft who have resolved their issues receive a new PIN mailed to them from the IRS each year ... and submit an Identity Theft Affidavit form online or mail it to the IRS.
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DOGE could save $500 billion (annually) by focusing on stopping identity fraud

Federal News Radio 25 Mar 2025
By adopting a measurable, unified approach to digital identity verification, the U.S ... Create a national digital identity strategy ... Cross-border cooperation is also essential, as identity theft is a global problem that requires a global solution.
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Florida Woman Accused of Using Clarion Man's Debit Card for Snow Park, Burritos, and Puerto Rico Trip - exploreClarion

Explore Clarion 25 Mar 2025
CLARION, Pa ... Two counts of Access Device Issued to Another Who Did Not Authorize Use, Felony 3 Two counts of Theft by Deception, Misdemeanor 1 Two counts of Identity Theft, Misdemeanor 1 ... Police say the unauthorized charges included. ... .
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Fayette County woman accused of committing identity theft, money laundering in scam conspiracy (United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Illinois)

Public Technologies 25 Mar 2025
Fayette County woman accused of committing identity theft, money laundering in scam conspiracy ... Aggravated identity theft is a mandatory two years' imprisonment consecutive to the imposed sentence.
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Galena presentation to examine common scams

Telegraph Herald 25 Mar 2025
GALENA, Ill.Illinois Attorney General’s Office staff will hold a presentation on common scams and identity theft later this spring ... .
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Barry Dolowich, Tax Tips: Record retention guidelines

Monterey Herald 25 Mar 2025
Question. My husband and I just completed our 2024 tax returns and our file cabinets are overflowing with almost thirty years of tax stuff ... With financial identity theft on the rise, this is a good common-sense practice.
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Ex-Michigan athletes sue school, Matt Weiss over hacked accounts

Michigan Live 25 Mar 2025
... charges related to computer hacking and identity theft ... Weiss, 42, was arraigned in federal court in Detroit on Monday on the 24 charges relating to unauthorized computer access and identity theft.
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One Senior Place: How can I make sure my personal information is protected?

Florida Today 25 Mar 2025
AARP reports that identity fraud cost Americans $43 billion in 2023, and the numbers just keep going up ... Strengthen passwords ... Question personal information sharing ... Reduce your risk of identity theft and fraud by safeguarding your personal information.
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Former U-M and NFL assistant Matt Weiss pleads not guilty to hacking for women’s images

Royal Oak Daily Tribune 25 Mar 2025
By ED WHITEThe Associated Press ... He’s accused of unauthorized computer access and identity theft from 2015 until early 2023 ... The university declined to comment ... Originally Published. March 24, 2025 at 9.38 PM EDT. Share this. ....
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Randolph school board addresses incident at Hopewell

The Courier-Tribune 25 Mar 2025
Later in the day, deputies identified the man as Neal Allen McMann, 36, who was wanted in Davidson County for violating his parole for a 2022 conviction for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury and felony identity theft ... 26 ... .
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NYC man accused of scamming Massachusetts senior citizen out of $480K+

Boston Herald 25 Mar 2025
Treasury Department ... He’s accused of extorting and defrauding a 72-year-old Newton woman out of more than $480,000 ... The woman was told that to stop the identity theft, she would have to transfer all her assets to the U.S ... ....
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Social Security under Trump: 5 warning signs to watch

The Saratogian 25 Mar 2025
Lee Dudek, Trump’s acting commissioner of Social Security, has enacted two significant process changes that the SSA says are intended to combat fraud and identity theft, but are also likely to ...
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Jury convicts burglar of killing elderly Encino man during home invasion

The Los Angeles Times 25 Mar 2025
Kirkpatrick was found guilty on all charges ... Before the start of trial, Keloyan pleaded guilty on March 10 to two gun charges and entered a no-contest plea to additional charges that included burglary, armed assault, and identity theft ... Atty.
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