Identity Theft

Why You Should Sign Up for an I.R.S. Identity Protection PIN

With employees from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency poking around in agency systems, faith in data security isn’t what it once was. The tool, an identity protection PIN, can help.

By Ron Lieber

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Woman Will Plead Guilty in Scheme to Defraud Presleys and Sell Graceland

Prosecutors had accused the woman of creating fraudulent loan documents and forging Lisa Marie Presley’s signature.

By Matt Stevens

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How to Spot 3 Common Travel Scams and Avoid Them

Our columnist addresses a case of wire fraud, a credit card scheme and a dubious website — just three examples of the types of reader woe that regularly surface in the Tripped Up inbox.

By Seth Kugel

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Students Target Teachers in Group TikTok Attack, Shaking Their School

Seventh and eighth graders in Malvern, Pa., impersonating their teachers posted disparaging, lewd, racist and homophobic videos in the first known mass attack of its kind in the U.S.

By Natasha Singer