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Review Your Credit Report for Telltale Signs of Identity Theft 18 Dec 2012 | 05:00 am
Introduction Identity theft takes over your entire life, taking you away from home and work responsibilities as you work to clean up the havoc surrounding your bank accounts, the misuse of your Socia...
Protect Yourself from Identity Theft Inside Your Own Home 11 Dec 2012 | 05:00 am
You should be careful about your personal information and data on the Internet by only using secure sites and making sure your credit card information isn't available to hackers. But did you know that...
Business Losses from ID Theft Equate to Millions 3 Dec 2012 | 05:00 am
Most reports and studies about identity theft focus on the costs and consequences for individuals. However, the costs associated with ID theft crimes for businesses easily climb to millions of dollars...
More than 7 Million Households Affected by ID Theft Every Year 2 Dec 2012 | 05:00 am
The statistics for identity theft are reaching staggering proportions with no signs of a slowdown anytime soon. While the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is the clearinghouse for identity theft reporti...
ID Theft Affidavit Simplifies Reporting Process for Victims 21 Nov 2012 | 05:00 am
In 2002, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) introduced the ID Theft Affidavit designed to provide identity theft assistance to victims for restoring their good credit histories. The ID Theft Affidavit...
Student Loan Fraud Attracts Thieves Because of Deferred Payment Terms 23 Oct 2012 | 05:00 am
If you've been a victim of identity theft, don't be surprised if you find that your credit history shows you are liable for the default on a student loan. Thieves are attracted to types of identity th...
How Identity Theft Occurs in the Virtual World 10 Oct 2012 | 05:00 am
There's no denying that technology has changed how we work and play. The world is quite literally at our fingertips with computers, cell phones, and PDAs leading the way in gadgetry that we rely on ea...
Phishing Scams are a Growing Business 2 Oct 2012 | 05:00 am
Offline identity fraud steadily creeps upward every year, but ID theft online is raging out of control. The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) keeps close tabs on Internet identity theft statistics by...
Identity Thieves Can Be Charged with Multiple Crimes 1 Oct 2012 | 05:00 am
We often think of criminal identity theft as a single crime committed against a single individual. But most cases are more far reaching than that. Take the case of Robert Soloway who was arrested in S...
Severe Penalty Imposed for Passport and Visa Fraud 30 Sep 2012 | 05:00 am
We generally think of criminal identity theft in terms of financial gain. A thief steals your credit card and goes on a spending spree. Or a bank loan is acquired in your name and eventually defaulted...
