Throwing away garbage could trash your life. Especially if the papers you’re disposing of contain private information. The rise of identity theft has increased awareness of the dangers associated with disposing personal papers. Continue…

Dear Liz: I was working as an attorney in the fall of 2002 when I was diagnosed with HIV. After the initial shock wore off, I quit my job and went on a wild spending spree. I traveled, bought cars, gave expensive gifts to family members and secured a grave plot, among other purchases. I sold my house and most of my other possessions. When that money ran out, I got started on my credit cards. … Continue…

Online companies are now on high alert after the recent identity theft case where Fouad Mourtada was sentenced to three years in jail by the Moroccan government for opening a false Facebook profile in the name of the Moroccan Prince, Moulay Rachid. Continue…

Police say two men arrested Thursday in Southern California are connected to last month’s massive identity theft scam at the Lunardi’s Supermarket in Los Gatos. Continue…

BANGOR, Pa. A Northampton County man says theft of his identity by a former friend has led to a forgery warrant against him, and now a night in a New Jersey jail. Continue…

NEW YORK — Consumers may soon get a break from high penalty fees and retroactive rate increases on their credit cards. Continue…

(ARA) - As spring comes into bloom and you clean out your home, your closets and your yard, don’t forget to clean up something that can really impact your life: your credit score. Continue…

A car wash franchisee and five Philadelphia area executives are under federal grand jury indictment for allegedly harboring illegal immigrants and committing identity theft. Continue…

Credit scores have long been important when it comes to obtaining a favorable mortgage. But never more so than today and especially for buyers putting less than 20 percent down, says James Febbo, branch manager of American Home Bank in Bethlehem Township. Continue…