VALDOSTA — The Quality of Life Association celebrates black history month with a narrated living timeline showcasing many famous Black history figures of yesterday and today. The fundraising event titled, “All Shades Art Exhibit and…
Georgia woman wanted for identity theft
CRAWFORD - A woman from Peach County is wanted for identity theft and theft by taking involving an elderly victim. Release: Patricia Parker, age 44, of Fort Valley, Peach County, GA, is wanted for three…
AG Carr, DOR, BBB recognize Tax Identity Theft…
ATLANTA - The Attorney General, DOR, and BBB recognize Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week by offering tips to protect against scams. Release: Attorney General Chris Carr, Interim State Revenue Commissioner Frank O’Connell, and the Better…
Georgia highly vulnerable to identity theft, fraud
ATLANTA - In a new study, Georgia is found to be the 7th Most Vulnerable State to Identity Theft & Fraud. Release: With the average data breach in 2022 costing $9.44 million and taking 277…
Carr: Posting COVID vaccine cards could lead to…
Release; ATLANTA, GA – As part of Identity Theft Protection Week, Attorney General Chris Carr is warning Georgians who have received their COVID vaccine not to share the news by posting their COVID vaccine card to their…
14 Arrested In Tift County Identity Theft Ring
Fourteen people have been arrested as part of a large identity theft ring in Tift County, and officials say more arrests could be on the way. Sheriff's officials discovered a 'stockpile of evidence' after months…
FTC: Florida #1, Georgia #2 In Identity Theft,…
A report released Tuesday from the Federal Trade Commission lists Florida as the state most prone to identity theft and fraud. Florida had 693.5 complaints of fraud per 100,000 people in 2012 and 631.3 identity…
Stolen Credit Cards, Social Security Cards, Licenses Recovered…
[caption id="attachment_1780" align="alignleft" width="300"] source: Madison County / shutterstock.com[/caption] Madison County Sheriff Ben Stewart reports that during the early morning hours of Saturday the 6th day of April 2013 Deputy Daniel Dukes stopped a 2008…