Learn what happens if someone opens a credit card in your name and the steps to fix it fast and protect your credit.

Credit card fraud and identity theft are two terms you have probably heard before. And if you've been unlucky, you may have even fallen victim to one of these two crimes yourself. However, credit card ...

As we march ever closer toward a cashless society, the time is now to ramp up security at the checkout. Credit card fraud is on the rise and the most common form of identity theft. The statistics are ...

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 ...

It's easy to think of credit card fraud and picture someone skimming your card at a gas pump. But that's not usually how it happens. The bigger threat is new account fraud. Someone opens a credit card ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Ohio ranked 10th-highest in the nation for credit card fraud and identity theft during the Christmas season, with nearly 13 incidents per 100,000 residents — about 28% higher ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A new report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reveals alarming new information about the financial and emotional toll that identity theft and related fraud and ...

The Princeton Police blotter dated March 18 had the following reports: ...

BETHEL -- A youthful offender was arrested Tuesday for using a stolen credit card. Police arrested the 17-year-old, whose name is protected due to age, on Vining Road at 7:10 p.m. The teen was charged ...