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Fraud and Identity Theft Alerts
Alerts on fraud, data and identity theft incidents in the US. Find out about about incidents that may affect you.

• Card-Fraud.com: Identity Theft and card fraud information
  Guard against or recover from identity theft, debit card and credit card fraud.
• Card Fraud Forum
  Forum to help consumers, merchants and banks fight fraud.
• February 05, 2006: Phone Scammers target Providence Home Health Data Theft Victims
  Con artists pretending to be from Providence Home Health Services are calling to trick clients out of Social Security and bank account numbers and other sensitive information.
• February 04, 2006: FedEx Spills Employee Personal Information
  FedEx Freight West is trying to recall W-2s sent to as many as 8,500 employees after finding out that some of the forms included other workers' tax information.
• February 03, 2006: Former Employee Exposes Personal Information of 19,000 Honeywell Workers
  Honeywell International reported that Howard Nugent, a former computer systems analyst in the company's Phoenix office is involved in a leak of personal information about 19,000 current and former employees.
• January 31, 2006: Boston Globe and Telegram and Gazette Circulate Customer Credit Card Numbers by Mistake
  The Boston Globe and The Worcester Telegram and Gazette, mistakenly sent out slips of paper with the credit card data of up to nearly a quarter million subscribers.
• January 30, 2006: Rhode Island State Website Loses Credit Card Information
  A security breach at Rhode Islands internet site run by Olathe-based NIC Inc. resulted in over 4000 credit card numbers being taken.
• January 26, 2006: Ameriprise, the former American Express Financial Advisors Division Lost the Personal Information of about 226,000 People
  Ameriprise Financial Inc., the former American Express Financial Advisors division has notified about 226,000 people that a laptop with their names and other personal data was stolen.
• January 26, 2006: Personal Information Stolen from San Diego Courthouse
  San Diego County officials are notifying about 450 people that their personal information may have been stolen during a theft from the courthouse.
• January 26, 2006: Laptops with University of Washington Patient Data Stolen
  Tapes and disks containing unencrypted records of about 365,000 patients who received health care through Portland-based Providence Home Services were stolen.
• January 25, 2006: Laptops with University of Washington Patient Data Stolen
  Thieves stole two laptop computers with the personal information for around 1600 patients of University of Washington Medical Center.
• January 21, 2006: National Guard Personal Data Stolen: Officers warned of Possible Identity Theft
  The briefcase of a California Army National Guard employee that contained the names and personal information of hundreds of officers, including some currently serving in Iraq was stolen.
• January 17, 2006: San Diego City Employee Arrested for Identity Theft
  A San Diego city employee has been arrested for stealing the identity of public employees and Water Department customers.
• January 16, 2006: Data Lost from New York City Teachers' Retirement System - 3 Arrested
  3 people were arrested in what law-enforcement officials believe is a multi-person operation that stole information from the Teachers' Retirement System and made out fraudulent checks.
• January 11, 2006: Peoples Bank Loses Data on 90,000 Customers
  A computer tape from People's Bank, based in Bridgeport, Connecticut, containing personal data on 90,000 customers was lost in transit.
• January 11, 2006: Personal Information of 55,000 Atlantis Resorts Customers Stolen
  A database at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas was broken into and the personal information for 55,000 guests may have been stolen.
• January 10, 2006: Identity Theft Hits Some eBay Users
  A Boston man has been arrested by Massachusetts authorities for hacking into over 40 eBay accounts and stealing their credit card data.
• January 10, 2006: Man Arrested for Stealing Credit Cards from Fitness Centers in New England
  A Laconia man has been arrested for stealing credit cards from fitness centers and making over $250,000 of purchases.
• January 05, 2006: H and R Block Fails to Block Social Security Number on Mailing
  H and R Block sent out free copies of their TaxCut software to former clients, with their social security number printed on the mailing label.
• December 31, 2005: Fashion Model Peele faces charges of ID Theft
  Model Beverly Beele who appears in the movie Sweet Friggin Daisies as well as in a George Michael video and several magazine ads has been arrested for identity theft.
• December 31, 2005: Siloam Springs Man Arrested for Credit Card and Tax Fraud
  Matthew Buescher of Siloam Springs was arrested for stealing over $20,000 through credit-card and tax fraud.
• December 30, 2005: Feds Charge Everett Man with Card Fraud and Identity Theft
  An Everett man is charged with credit card fraud and identity theft and racking up over $75,000 in fraudulent charges by applying for and using credit cards for businesses he claimed to work for.
• December 28, 2005: Marriott Loses Data - 206,000 Affected
  Marriott Vacation Club International has lost tapes containing the credit card and Social Security numbers of 206,000 customers, owners and employees.
• December 24, 2005: Ford Loses Employee Data
  A computer with the names and Social Security numbers of approximately 70,000 current and former employees of Ford Motor Company has been stolen.
• December 23, 2005: Roseville Identity Theft Ring Busted
  Roseville Police have broken an identity theft ring that affected various individuals and businesses.
• December 21, 2005: Guilty Plea in Choicepoint Scam
  Olatunji Oluwatosin, 42, of North Hollywood, has pleaded guilty for his role in the Choicepoint Scam.
• December 21, 2005: Arrest in Katrina Scam
  Lakietha Hall has been arrested for identity theft and fraudulently obtaining money from FEMA and the Louisiana Department of Labor.
• December 19, 2005: ABN AMRO loses data for around 2 million customers
  A tape containing personal data for around 2 million residential mortgage customers of ABN AMRO bank and LaSalle bank was lost while in transit.
• December 14, 2005: Fresno Police Bust Identity Theft Ring
  Fresno police arrested suspected car thief, James Alan Robinson and busted an identity theft ring with as many as 100 victims.
• December 09, 2005: Oregon Community Credit Union Employees' Personal Information Stolen
  A car, with insurance forms containing names, social security numbers and addresses of about 200 Oregon Community Credit Union Employees was stolen.
• December 09, 2005: Personal Information Exposed at Idaho State University
  Personal information of thousands of students and employees from the Idaho State University has been compromised.
• December 09, 2005: Pair Pleads Guilty in Identity Theft Ring
  A pair has pleaded guilty of identity theft in an elaborate scam that affected many wealthy individuals.