Weekend I.D. Theft Blotter

This week's identity theft related links follow:

• I.D. theft victim receives IRS letter demanding taxes on income earned by suspect who stole victim's I.D.; victim now has new Social Security number (see Tax season brings rise in ID theft cases),
• Four men charged with I.D. theft for allegedly stealing credit and debit card account information through tampered PIN-pad terminals in supermarkets (see Another guilty plea in identity theft case),
• Credit union pays for two years' worth of I.D. theft protection for thousands of members after their Social Security numbers ended up on the Internet (see Credit union paying for ID theft protection after info error),
• Red Cross I. D. theft scam invoves scammers impersonating Red Cross reps on phone & tell military spouses that loved ones have been hurt (see Red Cross warns military families about scam).