LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - Signs of identity theft are less obvious compared to car theft. ID thieves take information like names, addresses, social security numbers and bank accounts. Then they use them to open new accounts, get a job under the victim’s name, steal tax refunds and health insurance to get medical care.

LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX5) - The Federal Trade Commission got more than a million reports of identity theft last year. Those victims lost more than $10 billion combined. FOX5 wraps up ID Theft awareness Week with advice on protecting information.

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Learn how to spot, prevent and recover from identity theft during Identity Theft Awareness Week. Join free webinars hosted by the SSA and FTC on Jan. 30 in English and Spanish.

The Better Business Bureau is warning communities about identity theft scams and ways to protect yourself during identity theft awareness week. It is important to understand how identity theft scams work: A successful scam can result in the theft of your identity and/or personal information,

Here are six ways to protect yourself after falling victim to identity theft: Report to your bank or credit card company and notify credit reporting agencies to place a freeze on your account and establish a fraud alert.

The Internal Revenue Service is making progress on whittling down the amount of time it takes to help victims of tax-related identity theft.

Did you know that identity theft happens every 22 seconds? This means that, by the time you finish reading this sentence, someone has likely had their identity stolen. At best, identity theft will ...

Being a victim of identity theft — whether it's a stolen Social Security number or credit card information — can become a big headache to resolve, especially if you don't discover the theft ...

The 2024 tax season is officially underway. The IRS began accepting and processing tax returns Monday. You have until April 15th to file.

On Jan. 21, Linda Renee Polk was arraigned on charges of identify theft, a five-year felony; possession of a financial transaction device, a four-year felony; and the illegal sale of a financial transaction device, a four-year felony, records show.