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Toni Says: ‘Plastic Medicare card’ scam is exploding

Reader Alert: You may remember reading about this scam in the Toni Says column several months ago. Below ... Read more

Editorials

Our view: Children can be targets of identity theft, too

As the school year nears, we think it is important to caution parents about the possibility of identity ... Read more

Local News

Organizations warn against Medicare scams

The Council on Aging is warning seniors to take care when answering phone calls after a local senior ... Read more

Local News

RSVP to offer free tax help

Athens-Limestone RSVP is once again sponsoring free tax help to lower-income, disabled or elderly people at multiple locations ... Read more

Cnhi Network

Your Social Security number may not be secure. But how could we replace it?

They're supposed to be the nine most closely guarded numbers in your life. But with an ever-growing number ... Read more

State And Nation

UPDATED: Equifax says data from 143 million Americans exposed in hack

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Credit monitoring company Equifax has been hit by a high-tech heist that exposed the ... Read more

State And Nation

Those defying evacuation told to mark ID on arms

HOUSTON (AP) — An elected official in the Texas Gulf Coast town near where Hurricane Harvey is expected ... Read more

Local News

ID theft case reveals vulnerability of state’s court website

Federal prosecutors say a man used Alabama’s publicly accessible online court records to steal the identities of dozens ... Read more