Archive for the ‘Law & Ethics’ Category

Question about my id?

tre sato asked: Um, i have a CA ID card, and they made a mistake and hadn’t gotten around to fixing it. I’m 17, and they put that i am 18. Yesterday, i got pulled over for driving without a license and i gave them my ID. I thought about telling the officer that it [...]

Federal Prison for tax fraud?

Bird asked: I was working at a small tax prep office that helps illegal immigrants obtain ITINs (taxpayer ID numbers). Most of these people were paid in cash and had no way of proving their income. They were eligible for child tax credit due to their dependents. Last week, the IRS and FBI busted into [...]

What can be done about a know identity fraud?

wayne_freak asked: The mother of a girl that i used to be friends with has two identities. With one social number she has a paying job, and with the other social security number she recieves food stamps, section 8 housing and her daughter pays NOTHING for school because of all the free money she qualifies [...]

Can the ID thief be caught?

miss_manda_jo asked: My friend was a victim of credit card fraud. The thief stole about $500 worth of merchandise online. The IP was traced and the purchases were made at a university library in the same state that we live in. The address that the merchandise was shipped to is an abandoned house about 40 [...]

ID theft question: what happens to people who use your credit card number?

Where Beer asked: I recently had my information stolen and used to make purchases costing, in total over $200. I was able to get the perpetrator who turned out to be my neighbor. I filed a police report, the bank and VISA are processing fraud reports so I will be credited. But, here is where [...]