Identity Theft

Identity theft is alive and well in Colorado.

Brianna Priddy had her identity stolen last month when her wallet came up missing on a girl’s night out in Lakewood Colorado. Priddy found out that someone was using her identity when she was informed that hundreds of dollars of bad check had been written using her identity. That is when the criminal helped solve the case.

Last week, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it had targeted about 400 identity thieves across the country. The thieves were using stolen Social Security numbers to file false tax returns and then claim the refunds.