If you haven’t heard by now, the FTC is cracking down on identity theft monitoring products which deceptively advertise and claim absolute prevention against identity theft.  According to Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, “…there is unfortunately no foolproof way to avoid ID theft.”  In addition, she also states, “Consumers can take definitive steps to minimize [...]

Rex Davis, director of operations, Identity Theft Resource Center Since the announcement of the Red Flag Rules was first made in January 2008, the projected enforcement date has been postponed multiple times.  In the case of each postponement, there has been resistance to being included in the population subject to these rules by one group or [...]

The purpose of this fraud case story series is to educate people about the real-life ways that identities are stolen without revealing confidential information or the names of the people who have been affected.  Keep in mind, these stories are true (although I have omitted specific details for our members’ protection) and are described by real [...]