Archive for July, 2009
Identity Theft Statistics
• Your chances of being a victim of Identity Theft are 1 in 4! • Every three seconds, an identity is stolen. • 8.4 Million Americans were victimized by Identity Theft in 2007. • The total cost to consumers from identity theft was 49.3 billion dollars in 2007. • On average, identity theft victims spend [...]
Protect yourself from ID Theft
Over 20 of the best ways to protect yourself from Identity Theft… Burn or shred any mail or financial papers with your personal information on it. Report lost or stolen credit cards immediately and notify one of the three credit monitoring agencies if you discover your identity has been stolen. Close any of the affected [...]
Bloomberg TV about ID Theft
In an age when your credit score determines not only the interest rate you get on loans, but everything from insurance premiums to apartment rentals to jobs, identity theft can be financially devastating. Learn how to minimize your chances of having your identity stolen, and what to do if it is.
Child Identity Theft
Has your child’s identity been stolen? While identity theft is often committed by strangers, sometimes parents and other relatives steal the financial identities of children to get access to more credit. Watch this video for several ways your child’s Identity can be stolen.
What exactly is identity theft?
Here is a basic explanation of identity theft from the U.S. Treasury Dept. Identity theft is a fraud committed or attempted using the identifying information of another person without their permission, without their authority. The F.A.C.T. act, the fair and accurate transactions act, defines identity theft in that way. And it is important because the [...]
What to do if you are a victim…
What should you do if you are a victim of ID Theft? OnGuardOnline.gov has some great information that can help you if Your Personal Information Has Been Compromised. According to OnGuard Online, if your personal information is accidentally disclosed or deliberately stolen, taking certain steps quickly can minimize the potential for the theft of your [...]
How to catch an ID Thief
This is a eye-opening video of Chris Hansen from Dateline showing us how he was able to catch an ID Thief buying their credit cards and using them to buy things from around the world in just minutes! Here is the complete article from MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17822386/ns/dateline_nbc-to_catch_an_id_thief/
Tucson man goes to prison…
A Tucson man faces three years in federal prison for his part in an identity theft ring that stole more than $64,000. He stole the identities of customers from a Tucson Honda dealership where he worked as a salesman and had access to credit information. Read entire article: http://www.kold.com/global/story.asp?s=10638578
Protect Your License Plate
It is a pretty simple process. You buy a new car and transfer your License Plate number from your old vehicle to your new one. Well thieves like to transfer license plates too. For many reasons… Have you noticed that new traffic cam installed at the busiest intersection in your city? You know the one [...]
Identity Theft Victim Charged!
Identity Theft Victim Charged With Identity Theft! Margot Somerville 64, a retired Wells Fargo Bank vice president, wallet was stolen in 2006 on a San Francisco streetcar. But she would later end up facing felony identity-theft charges 950 miles away. Authorities claimed she had put the woman up to it. “They thought I hired her.” [...]
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