If you have a Texas driver's license, there's a good chance that another business has the information that's listed on your ID card. The state of Texas is selling our info, and they've made $2.7 million on it since 2010.
The Federal Trade Commission says robo-calls are the number one consumer complaint they receive, and these types of calls are on the rise. Experts warn that this kind of call is an early step in a phone fraud scheme that can lead to identity theft. Here's how it works.
Police in Athens are trying to catch a guy they say has been stealing identities and trying to use victims' bank accounts in at least three other East Texas towns, including Tyler. Do you know him?
Scary stats released from the IC3.
Identity theft, non-delivery of payment or merchandise and scammers impersonating the FBI topped the list of complaints to the Internet Crime Complaint
Center (IC3) in 2010, with victims reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.