Articles tagged:identity theft

Posted: Thu Mar 31 9:23 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

The names and Social Security numbers of six Eastern Michigan University students or their parents may have been used to file fraudulent tax returns and obtain fraudulent refunds, the university said today. The university said six people told EMU that the Internal Revenue Service had rejected their 2010 tax returns ...

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Posted: Fri Mar 25 10 a.m. by Cindy Heflin News producer

The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office is warning area residents to be wary of a new identity theft scam. An advisory message sent out this morning said someone called a Jackson County resident Thursday afternoon on his cell phone. The caller told the resident his wife was in some legal trouble. ...

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Posted: Thu Sep 2 5:30 a.m. by Juliana Keeping AnnArbor.com Health & Environment Reporter
8 ways college students can protect themselves from identity theft

As thousands of students descend upon Washtenaw County this fall as college resumes, not only will they have to be vigilant about hitting the books but also protecting themselves from identity theft. According to one study, they're the most vulnerable age group when it comes to having personal information stolen ...

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Posted: Wed Aug 12 12:30 p.m. by Dale R. Leslie Community Contributor
Yes, a local sees his sign in Manhattan.

"It's not nice to fool with Mother Nature" or my mother, the late Grace Patrick Leslie. I was to be named "Dean" until my mother spilled the beans to my aunt, who was also pregnant, and when she delivered four weeks prior to my mother, they named their son "Dean." ...

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