Taxpayers are encouraged to watch for common warning signs of tax identity theft, including an electronically filed return ...

Eleven people were arrested for stealing elderly people’s identities then use the information to get loans in Southern ...

A former professor from Richmond was found guilty in a student financial aid fraud scheme, according to acting U.S. Attorney ...

The IRS released its 2026 "Dirty Dozen" tax scams list to protect taxpayers from identity theft, phishing emails, fake ...

An accused scammer busted in a $17 million identity theft ring lived a lavish life in a gleaming North Hollywood mansion where he swindled millions out of wealthy elderly victims, prosecutors said.

Robocalls, texts, and phishing emails from scammers are up this tax season compared to previous years, according to the ...

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. RESTON, Va., Dec. 15, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regula, a global developer of identity verification (IDV) solutions and ...

A 69-year-old Arizona man was arrested after a 12-count federal indictment alleged he used the identity of a deceased ...

Identity thieves have begun targeting college admissions. Our Simone De Alba shares her firsthand experience with the scam ...

Odds are good you’ve encountered an identity theft protection service in the last year, even if you weren’t looking to sign ...

The rise of generative and agentic AI is fueling a wave of identity fraud, creating new challenges for state and local agencies. Nation-states, criminal gangs and others are using autonomous rogue AI ...

It started with a voicemail from a Hertz rental car location in Miami, Florida. A 57-year-old woman in Los Alamitos, California, was asked when she planned to return a Mercedes-Benz she had never ...