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New ID Theft Targets Kids' Social Security Numbers
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - The latest form of identity theft doesn't depend on stealing your Social Security number. Now thieves are targeting your kid's number long before the little one even has a bank account. Hundreds of online businesses are ...
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Student Poses as 71-Year-Old to Get College Tuition Break
A Florida college student used a stolen identity to qualify for tuition funding assistance. Credit: jupiterimages
You know the economy is in bad shape when a coed poses as 71-year-old woman just to pay for her college education.
According ...
Dad Forced to Continue Paying Child Support for Kids That Aren't His
When things don't work out between parents, it can be rough. The road to separation and divorce is rarely a pretty one. Normally, the kids get to stay with one parent the majority of the time, and the other ends up supporting them financially. So it ...Splitting Up Pays Better Than Staying Together for UK Couples
Back before I was married with children ("MWC") there was this rumor floating around that you could make money on your taxes by getting divorced. The idea was to get divorced at the end of the year and then remarry at the start of the next year, ...
Mom steals daughter's identity to join cheerleading squad
If you could go back to high school and do it all over again, would you? A Wisconsin woman recently tried, but the move is more likely to have her put in jail than up for Homecoming queen. Wendy Brown of Green Bay stole her 15-year-old daughter's ...
Junior politician practices the important parts
Thirteen-year-old Ralph Hardy wants to be a politician some day. In order to prepare for that role in society, he's already begun practicing some of the well-known aspects of the position -- he swiped his father's credit card, ordered up some food ...Website assists in identifying adoption scammers
It's every prospective adoptive parent's worst nightmare. A birthmother promises that she has chosen you to be the adoptive parent of her baby, but when the baby is due, the deal is broken. Many times, the birthmother and (sometimes) the birthfather ...The dark secrets behind Guatemalan adoptions
Adoptions from Guatemala have proved very popular over the past few years. There were nearly 4,500 completed last year, and it looks like more will take place this year. However, this story gives strong indications that there are many irregularities ...Michigan woman defrauds three adoptive couples
This is the kind of story that puts fear into the hearts of every prospective adoptive family. It turns out a Michigan woman defrauded three(!) adoptive couples out of thousands of dollars as she is accused of promising them they would be able to ...











