Not all fraud rises to the level of identity theft and, by itself, a security breach doesn't constitute a stolen identity.

Employment or wage-related fraud is on the rise in the U.S. According to identity theft tracking by the Federal Trade ...

The IRS will assume the reported income is legitimate and expect taxes to be paid, so it’s important to take action quickly.

Tax-related identity theft occurs when stolen Social Security numbers are used to file fraudulent returns and claim refunds. According to an interim report by the Treasury Inspector General For Tax ...

BBB of the Mid-South President Randy Hutchinson gives advice on how to protect assets and avoid scams.

Unemployment identity theft occurs when someone uses another person's personal information, such as their Social Security number (SSN), to fraudulently claim unemployment benefits. This crime has ...

Identity theft covers financial, medical, tax, employment, child, criminal and synthetic fraud. Each type can have severe consequences on your life, including damaging your credit and negatively ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A San Fernando Valley couple says an Uber driver stole the husband's identity to sign up for the ride-sharing platform, raising ...

Your Social Security number is nine digits long, but losing control of it can cost you years of your life to clean up.

Tax season is stressful enough without worrying that you could be a victim of identity theft. And yet, every year, thousands of taxpayers discover that their personal information has been stolen and ...

With the April 15 tax filing deadline less than a week away, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel is reissuing her consumer alert on tax-related identity theft and urging residents to protect ...