Latest news and stories about identity theft in Portugal for expats and residents.
Carlos Fernandes was mugged in Lisbon and filed a complaint with the authorities. Months later, he discovered that bank accounts had been opened in his name, one of them with over half a million euros, and a company had been created with nearly 200 foreign workers and a multi-million euro debt to Social Security.
Recording your own life in exchange for pennies to feed Artificial Intelligence. It is the new trend leaving users vulnerable to scams, identity theft, and fraud.
Among positive examples of measures to encourage voting, Oeiras offered pet-sitting at five locations. On the negative side, a female voter in Caldas da Rainha was prevented from voting.
The suspect advertised fake job offers to obtain personal documents, created accounts on a digital platform and was hired by dozens of people to clean their homes.
