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. If you have your own business, there are secure off-site shredding services available that can help to avoid identity theft for yourself, your employees, and your customers. Report lost [...]
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 [...]