Topic: Nevada

Stopping cybercrime

Public has to be careful about protecting personal information in digital ageNearly 100 law enforcement officers last week got a firsthand look at how easily an identity thief can pick an electronic pocket. As they sat in a UNLV conference room, an ...

Pickpockets strike through the ether

Evolution of crime Law enforcement frequently retrained to keep up with tactics used by identity thievesLaw enforcement officers learned last week how easy it is to have one's identity stolen when a cybercrimes expert powered a $30 machine and intercepted some of ...
A sizeable chunk of online population are either unaware or simply too careless about protecting their identities. Identity fraud laws have been around for quite some time now and are being strengthened over a period of time to keep up with more ...
One of the few growth industries these days is fraud. You can follow up and check regularly for the latest scams on the Nevada Fraud Taskforce website. The presentations will be at these locations... 2:30 p.m. - Follow me on Twitter.

Is Flipping Houses Illegal

I?m nearly sick to death of hearing it, but matter where you go when you bring up the fact you?re a real estate investor who flips properties, someone says ?that?s illegal!? 1st part of the problem I think is we investors have ...

In cases of ID theft, numbers do lie

Metro reported triple the number of cases in 07 as cited in federal ranking Nevada has the nations third-worst identity theft problem according to a federal study that wildly underestimates the rates.A Federal Trade Commission report released last week revealed Nevada citizens ...
Officials arrest 23 people in Las Vegas credit card fraud, ID theft scheme that cost $1.5MState and federal authorities said Tuesday they arrested nearly two dozen people, many with ties to Eastern Europe, in a credit card fraud and identity theft scheme ...