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40 Million Social Security Numbers Assigned to More Than One American

January 18, 2012

Having your Social Security number used by someone else doesn’t seem too likely does it? It may seem to you that this crime is pretty uncommon. It’s not. ID Analytics, a credit fraud information service, puts that number at one in seven Americans. This includes people whose SSNs were used by strangers and those whose [...]

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Identity Theft Victims Expect Assistance From Their Bank

January 12, 2012

While doing some research on the Internet, I came across a somewhat obvious fact that had not seemed obvious to me until that moment. According to bankinfosecurity.com, when an individual experiences identity theft, he or she usually does not continue to do business with a financial institution if the financial institution is at fault. Makes [...]

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Financail Peace of Mind for the New Year

January 1, 2012

January is a time when things start to settle down and it’s time to take stock of your life for the new year – and where you see it going. One of the things you should take stock of is your finances, and what you can do to make your money life better. Should you [...]

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New Identity Theft Tax Laws

December 13, 2011

Tax time has long been a popular time for identity theft, with forms filled with personal information flying through the U.S. postal system. Some of them come from legitimate taxpayers and some of them come from individuals pretending to be legitimate taxpayers and looking to cash in on ill-begotten refunds. To help individuals who have [...]

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How to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft Online

November 28, 2011

Happy Cyber Monday! Can you believe it is almost time for holiday shopping again? The season seems to come earlier and earlier every year – partially due to department stores chomping at the bit to get the music playing and the decorations hung – with the exception of Nordstrom’s, which promises to hold out this [...]

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Are Credit Cards the Biggest Identity Theft Problem?

October 11, 2011

One argument that people make against purchasing an identity theft protection plan is that their credit cards already offer such a service for free. If, say, Visa or MasterCard notices purchases being made that are a little out of the ordinary, it contacts the card owner and sometimes blocks the card. This is great – [...]

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Social Security Numbers: The Real Story

October 4, 2011

If you’ve been keeping up with this blog at all, you know that identity thieves love Social Security numbers. The SSN alone is considered by thieves to be the Golden Key to the Palace. They can use them to open accounts, get passports, and even obtain a drivers license. How wonderful! But did you know [...]

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A Very Serious Case of Medical Identity Theft

September 27, 2011

All cases of medical identity theft are quite serious, but a recent one takes the cake. It could have been a matter of life or death, literally. A so-called doctor in Toms River, NJ, allegedly set up a company called Visiting Doctors of New Jersey. The premise was to provide medical professionals to people who [...]

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Military Personnel at Greater Risk for Identity Theft

September 6, 2011

If you’re in the military, you could find yourself at special risk for identity theft, especially if you are deployed overseas. Since you’re not around to visit your financial institution or check mail at your home address, you could become a prime target for fraud. You’re also more likely to not learn about this fraud [...]

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Bogus IRS Emails

August 23, 2011

It can be nerve wracking to be contacted by the Internal Revenue Service. It is almost always not for a positive reason – refund checks excluded. It can be even more stressful to be contacted by the IRS through email, since this contact, if you respond to it, can quickly make you a victim of [...]

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