To protect your credit, immediately contact your bank and credit card issuer and place a fraud alert with one of the three ...

If you suspect that your child’s identity has been stolen, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office recommends reviewing the ...

Who’s to blame for the growing epidemic of identity-related tax fraud? All of us — -- The other day a reporter asked me who’s to blame for the growing epidemic of identity-related tax fraud. I ...

Employment ID theft isn't the same as a fake job scam, but it can have a real negative impact on your life. Geoff Williams is a journalist and author. His byline has appeared in numerous publications, ...

Why your identity may be a target for crooks after you pass away. Credit scores can be ruined if you are mistakenly reported as deceased. Getty Images — -- Take your driver’s license out of your ...

Children are a target of identity theft for many reasons. At the top of the list is they don't typically have credit reports. Holly Johnson is a credit card expert and writer who covers rewards and ...

There’s no better way to ask how someone’s identity can be stolen than by asking an identity thief herself. So that’s exactly what Doug Shadel, a former fraud investigator and current Senior State ...

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Identity theft is bad enough when the target is someone’s bank account or credit line. Kathy Carpenter is still trying to assess the damage from the theft of her professional ...

A federal judge has denied former Michigan football coordinator Matt Weiss' motion to dismiss ggravated identity theft counts ...