Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:20 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:20:52 GMT
The Lee County Sheriff's Department is now working with the Albany Crime stoppers. The Lee County Sheriff's Department asked to join the Albany Crime-stoppers program. The Sheriff's Department believesMore >>
The Lee County Sheriff's Department is now working with the Albany Crime stoppers. The Lee County Sheriff's Department asked to join the Albany Crime-stoppers program. The Sheriff's Department believes it will be a helpful tool in closing some cases.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 8:08 PM EDT2013-05-23 00:08:36 GMT
How would you save your pets life if a tornado touched down here in South Georgia? Tuesday's tornado ripped through Oklahoma taking 24 lives, and today families are still searching for their belongingsMore >>
How would you save your pets life if a tornado touched down here in South Georgia? Tuesday's tornado ripped through Oklahoma taking 24 lives, and today families are still searching for their belongings and pets that were lost during the storm More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:43 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:43:09 GMT
Some princesses and super heroes made a stop in Albany Wednesday to visit young patients at Phoebe Putney Memorial hospital. Spiderman, Ariel and a few others made rounds to the children on the pediatricMore >>
Some princesses and super heroes made a stop in Albany Wednesday to visit young patients at Phoebe Putney Memorial hospital. More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:40 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:40:51 GMT
Students and teachers at a south Georgia school dedicated a special spot to a little girl killed in a school bus crash two weeks ago. Several other Pataula Charter Academy students were injured in thatMore >>
Students and teachers at Pataula Charter Academy dedicated a park bench on the playground of the school where 10-year-old Jordyn Doughtie was a student.More >>
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:31 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:31:56 GMT
Jurors heard closing arguments Wednesday afternoon in the aggravated assault trial of three South Georgia men charged with beating a man in the parking lot of a northwest Albany club. Prosecutors sayMore >>
Prosecutors say three men beat a man in an Albany club parking lot so fiercely they fractured his skull.More >>
October 10, 2005
By: Sharon Epperson
Undated--Shredding documents and hiding your pin number can't necessarily protect you from identity theft. It's become a fast growing crime and scam artists who target financial service firms could put your personal information at risk.
A survey by the Gartner Group found ID theft in which personal data has been used to establish credit or steal funds from financial accounts cost consumers and finance companies nearly 12-billion dollars last year.
Brokerage firm RBC Dain Rauscher has alerted its 300-thousand clients that some of their personal information may have been stolen from someone claiming to be a former employee.
Data losses and possible security breaches this year at Master card International, Wachovia, and Ameritrade have raised concerns about identity theft.
And now some worry that banks, having relaxed customer verification rules to aid hurricane victims in re-establishing their accounts may entice financial fraud.
These events underscore the importance of protecting your identity and your financial accounts. Get a copy of your credit report and look for any suspicious activity. As of September first, everyone is entitled to a free credit report from each of the three major credit reporting agencies.
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