Identity Theft Blog by Truston Comments

Experian Not Accepting Credit Disputes by Mail?

Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:45:47 -0800

Author: shari
Date: Nov 9, 2009 1:31 PM

i have a ? i am in pa experian has been putting another persons credit info on my credit history for a period of years can i sue for negligence and ruining my reputation if so any lawyer referrals pls help me

Close a huge loophole for credit card fraud

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:14:55 -0800

Author: Donna
Date: Oct 25, 2009 8:50 PM

This happened to my parents only they didn't change the phone number - so that's how they found out - when they were called.

Can You Get Credit Without a SSN?

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 22:59:46 -0800

Author: Andrew
Date: Oct 15, 2009 1:21 AM
URL: http://www.airtimepartners.com

So an immigrant has to be here illegally? There are a lot of Asian immigrants in Southern California as well, some legal, some illegal. I have seen firsthand the hoops you have to jump here to come here legally, even to marry a citizen. And you can't get an SSN just for credit purposes.

A foreign check cashing scam: InDigit

Thu, 10 Aug 2006 18:18:04 -0800

Author: hayden
Date: Oct 12, 2009 12:09 PM

i received two money gram money orders via fed ex. both money orders for $870, sender a Rick Miles. No, i did not cash them or deposited them, but WHERE DO PEOPLE GET YOUR INFO AND WHO PAID THE MONEY TO FED-EX THE PACKAGE???? IS THIS SOME KIND OF SCAM???

MySpace Vulnerability Made Private Information Vieweable

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 21:34:26 -0800

Author: lilian
Date: Aug 21, 2009 2:20 PM

i wish not to delete my myspace

FTC reaches settlement with TJX

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:01:30 -0800

Author: Danny Lieberman
Date: Aug 5, 2009 1:45 PM
URL: http://www.software.co.il/wordpress

Their settlement with individual states was $9.75 Million, up to $24M for Mastercard issuers and up to $40M for Visa issuers: $75M worth of exposure for a 90M record breach. I am not sure that $75M of exposure is soft. Danny Lieberman http://www.software.co.il Data Security Specialists

IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:33:28 -0800

Author: elizabeth konkol
Date: Jul 10, 2009 11:11 AM

I tried to open an account at a credit union and was turned down.Iwanted to know if it had any thing to with my identite? could some please contact me about this matter? THANK YOU

Massive Social Security Number Fraud for Employment

Sun, 23 Apr 2006 22:35:09 -0800

Author: tamm
Date: May 1, 2009 7:28 PM

If an illegal allien is using my SSN only for working purposes. Is there any way to pursue legal action against them

Is Identity Theft a Bigger Threat Offline vs Online?

Fri, 09 May 2008 10:01:02 -0800

Author: identheft
Date: Apr 3, 2009 3:47 PM
URL: http://www.creditloan.com/it/identitytheft.html

Great info. Identity theft is serious, it's important that people know everything they can to help themselves prevent and get out of situations like this.

Bogus checks, wire transfer fraud and scams

Sat, 29 Sep 2007 09:04:18 -0800

Author: Maria Grimaldi
Date: Apr 3, 2009 3:16 PM

I live in Argentina, I was hired as a free lancer though Guru.com last year. I received my payments by checks. The last two checks were stolen in the US and cashed. This happened in june 2008 and I am still waiting for a resolution of the case. I sent the affidavits that the company was requested by the bank. I spent a lot of money as I had to travel to another city to have the US Embassy certfied my signature. Right now I am thinking of hiring a lawyer to make a initiate a legal action as I´ve not received an answer from either the bank nor Guru.com. What do you suggest me to do? Thanks and regards Maria Grimaldi

Equifax Will Revoke Your Right to Link to Their Site

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 14:33:55 -0800

Author: Robert Neil Clark
Date: Mar 26, 2009 1:36 PM
URL: http://www.creditreporterrors.info

I am Scotiabank's biggest advocate! Scotiabank (office of the president) are liars and they are conspirators hiding the truth about my identity theft by A Bank of Nova Scotia manager and her client. Scotiabank's lawyer, Martin Sclisizzi of Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, tampered documents and submitted them to the Courts of Ontario. Stephen Schwartz should be disbarred. I have mentioned Scotiabank in every derogatory way on the internet! Scotiabank won't touch me! Scotiabank is scared of me! Come and get me Scotiabank ! I dare ya! Scotiabank is a negligent corporation! Scotiabank does not care about the accuracy of your credit report because they can charge more interest for credit, especially if your credit is damaged and it does not repesent your true credit score. EQUIFAX IS IN ON THE SCHEME! Because they also get paid for each time that someone views your credit report whether it has errors or not!

FBI Fraud Alert: Internet-based Scams and Fraud

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:46:08 -0800

Author: ejaz
Date: Mar 16, 2009 10:10 AM

Dear Sir, This is to informed you that I have received two letters from your FBI about the money I have in CBN, but I haven’t any money in your bank & if I have then from where & why this money come. Are you satisfied me that who give me this money & why? Yours truly, Ejazullah Note : All the letter which I received are attached with my email which i send to different FBI agents

The FTC Investigates Mystery Shopping Complaints

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 15:01:18 -0800

Author: shopper
Date: Mar 16, 2009 7:10 AM

Agreed. BestMark is an awsome company to work with.

3 problems with debit cards vs. credit cards

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 12:42:47 -0800

Author: Identity Theft
Date: Mar 13, 2009 8:03 PM
URL: http://www.idsafe.us

Debt card has its merit for family financial planning. In fact there are 2 options for debit card fans: one is the ATM-only card as you mentioned. The other is prepaid credit cards. PCC has the merit too but it is more secure.

TJX and its Customers Suffer Enormous Data Breach

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 12:32:28 -0800

Author: Identity Theft
Date: Mar 13, 2009 7:49 PM
URL: http://www.idsafe.us

What is the end of this story? Is the lawsuit is still in process? We are eager to know.

My Two Hours With Bill Gates

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:15:00 -0800

Author: lightlyspeaking
Date: Feb 24, 2009 5:59 AM

Behind every successful man is a ... a blogger who worked for him earlier ;-) Well, Lady Melinda and Lord William certainly make a good couple :-) ========================================== I worked for Microsoft for less than a year in Ireland and never set foot on the Microsoft campus in Redmond. And to say I worked for him is a bit of a stretch--I was a QA engineer maybe 6 or 7 levels removed from the CEO. --Tom

Delinquent debt on your credit report

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:27:08 -0800

Author: cristian consuegra
Date: Feb 21, 2009 11:31 AM

i have a dept with some collectors for a apartment i use to live in. It was a total of $3400 but i had a roommate so i owe $1700. i made plans to pay monthly. will that help me or not with my credit?

Heartland Announces Massive Data Breach on Inauguration Day

Tue, 20 Jan 2009 16:13:21 -0800

Author: Ishan
Date: Feb 8, 2009 10:35 AM

It is really sad to see that so many data breach reports are coming everyday. This is despite the fact that data breach is a federal offense. I am not sure why the companies are still not doing enough to ensure security of consumer's data. One fact that I was most scared to read about is that more than 9 million Americans are impacted by Identity Theft every year. And a big reason for that is people still do not fully understand What exactly Identity Theft is. Most of the people still think that Identity Theft means stealing someone's Social Security Number. But that's not true, and Identity Theft has a much wider scope. I wrote a small article to explain What Exactly Identity Theft is.

Huge law firm's records handed over to government

Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:26:54 -0800

Author: Tom F
Date: Jan 28, 2009 9:32 AM

Dear bpresley3@gatech.edu, What happened to you has happened to thousands of people. I don't know what will happen because it depends on how the bank and law enforcement react. I usually tell people that they should be proactive and contact th ebank fraud department and police, rather than wait for them to contact you. Otherwise you might look more guilty. Get every email, letter, and other piece of communication you had with the scammers and make copies. Mail these with a cover letter to the bank fraud department and state you are a victim and did not know it was a crime. File a police report and bring the evidence with you. State that you are the victim. I can't make any guarantees or promises and this is NOT legal advice. You can expect to lose 100% of any funds on your account, if there were any, up to the amount of the fraud. If you can't cover the lose, yes your account will be closed. --tom

Truston Partners with Affinion on Identity Protection

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 13:35:38 -0800

Author: ed dickson
Date: Dec 13, 2008 9:29 AM
URL: http://fraudwar.blogspot.com

Tom, Keep up the good work. The fact that MyTruston continues to get awards and is being picked up all over without a paid for marketing program speaks volumes. Hope all is well!