identity theft

A 29-year-old man was sentenced to 3 years in prison for wire fraud and identity theft in Maine.

A 22-year-old man was sentenced to 7+ years in prison for bank fraud and aggravated identity theft in Maine.

One of the items experts tell you not to carry in your wallet is a blank check. There is a wealth of information on your blank check that will lead the bad guys directly to your accounts.

Billions of dollars are scammed every year with no end in sight.

From identify theft to health care fraud, here are the most common ways Mainers were scammed last year.

The recent increase in thefts from vehicles make some people think a gang that specializes in identity theft is now operating in our state

Identity theft and fraud come in all kinds of different shapes and sizes and the scammers and thieves can get pretty creative when trying to take them from you.

The scammers are now using Amazon's good name to trick you into landing a job to nowhere with the phony cloak colored as a stay-at-home job.

Once the port is in place, the criminals can then access your financial accounts by using the two-factor authentication by text message.

One example of this is when customers have tried to call Amazon to cancel their Prime products.