Hillsborough County sheriff's detectives have arrested a Walmart cashier and five other people accused of using stolen credit card numbers to buy $13,000 in store gift cards this week. ...more

November 11, 2009

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - If you can save it or spend it, chances are someone has found a way to steal it. ...more

August 6, 2008

TOWN 'N COUNTRY - If you can save it or spend it, chances are someone has found a way to steal it. ...more

August 6, 2008

Rushing to visit her mother undergoing surgery in South Carolina, Sophia Teague stuffed her bill payments into her mailbox and lifted the flag to signal the mail carrier. ...more

February 17, 2008

Financial crimes such as identity theft and check fraud increased last year 39 percent in Tampa and 24 percent in Hillsborough County, statistics show. ...more

February 14, 2008

Just as the holiday shopping rush begins, the three major credit bureaus have decided they will provide consumers with a powerful tool to protect themselves from identity theft. ...more

November 25, 2007

Amid growing concern about identity theft, Experian has joined the nation's two other major credit bureaus in allowing consumers to freeze access to their credit files. ...more

October 5, 2007