Victims and Residents Must Be Alert to Potential Scams. The Identity Theft Resource Center, a San Diego based organization, wishes to alert the public of several potential identity theft-related situations that might arise from the catastrophic fires raging throughout Southern California.  The ITRC recognizes the significant impact these on-going fires have made within the San Diego community-at-large.  Our thoughts and best wishes go out to all friends and neighbors throughout Southern California. 

Hackers have stolen information from the Monster.com website database. They are using this information to pose as job opportunities from Monster.com in order to acquire the personal information of the people they contact. If you are a Monster.com customer, be on alert.

An email with the heading Security Update Alert and Bank of America's logo is being sent out to consumers.  It then states that B of A is putting in new security measures and asks you to fill in your information at a given website.