The historic surge of illegal immigrants across America’s southern border is fueling a hidden crime spree few in Washington seem willing or able to address: widespread identity theft victimizing unwitting Americans perpetrated by migrants who need U.S. credentials to work. An extensive review of government reports, think-tank research, news accounts, and interviews with policymakers and…
Willful Blindness: Feds Ignore Illegal Alien ID Theft Plaguing Americans as US Coffers Fill
5 Biggest Credit Card Scams and What You Can Do to Protect Yourself
By Sean Messier As times change, credit card technology follows suit. But while change brings benefits, it also means that fraudsters and identity thieves have more tools at their disposal than ever before and that these tools have evolved in order to combat the ever-changing protective measures put into place to make criminals’ jobs harder. Fortunately,…
Man Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Selling Tom Brady Super Bowl Rings to Orange County Broker
SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 24-year-old man pleaded guilty to posing as a former New England Patriots player in order to purchase “family” versions of Tom Brady’s 2016 Super Bowl ring and to selling them to an Orange County sports ring broker, according to court papers obtained on Feb. 2. Scott V. Spina Jr., of Roseland, New…
Orange County Launches ‘SafeOC’ to Fight Cybercrimes
Orange County has rolled out a new campaign to fight against increasing cybercrimes and other criminal activities—a localized version of the national “If You See Something, Say Something” anti-terrorism initiative. The SafeOC initiative is based on the idea that an alert public can play a critical role in keeping Orange County safe, according to social…
Fraudsters Go Where the (COVID-19) Money Is
Commentary Last June, eight guys in Brooklyn put their heads together, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, and came up with a scheme to steal strangers’ identities and take what didn’t belong to them. Just a couple months before that—in the earliest days of the COVID-19 scare—Congress passed a $2.2 trillion bill called the…
NTD Evening News Full Broadcast (May 10)
The FBI says hacker group DarkSide is behind the cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline, fraudulent unemployment claims created thousands of identity theft victims last quarter, and the Health and Human Services secretary is reportedly raising concern over President Joe Biden’s increased cap on refugees entering the country.
What to Do If You Are a Victim of Unemployment Fraud
Unemployment fraud in the United States has reached dramatic levels during the pandemic—the Labor Department inspector general’s office estimates that more than $63 billion has been paid out improperly through fraud or errors since March 2020. Criminals are seizing on the opportunity created by the pandemic. Using data stolen from prior data breaches, the criminal…
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