When you lock your Social Security number, a company looking to verify your SSN won't be able to verify your identity, ...

Answer: You’ve discovered the oxymoron inherent in an identity theft protection service. Such companies can’t actually ...

Identity theft is on the rise, but seniors are much more susceptible to targeted attacks by scammers, with some wiping out ...

It's easy to think of identity theft as something that won't happen to you. Unfortunately, it's all too common — with a case reported every 22 seconds. Last year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ...

WHNT News 19's Ellie Byrd sat down with Karen Reeves, the President and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of North Alabama to ...

Thirty percent of credit card holders think their identities will be stolen in the future, according to a new report. The younger the consumers questioned, the more likely they were to say they had a ...

Convicted identity thief shares a few of her favorite targets. — -- 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 ...

Learn how to protect yourself and others from identity theft and other scams Sept. 3 in Park Ridge. Representatives of Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul’s office will lead a presentation on ...

Identity theft can happen quickly and quietly. A stolen Social Security number, a misused credit card, a fake address tied to your name—it’s possible for someone to impersonate you without leaving any ...