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Are You Protecting Yourself From Identity Theft?

February 4, 2011

A new year means a new time to take stock of where you’ve been and where you’re going. One of the things you can do is take a life inventory and see how well you are protecting yourself from identity theft. Are you taking all of the following actions? 1. Checking your credit report at [...]

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Learn Why You Should Protect Your Child from Identity Theft

February 1, 2011

Kids don’t have credit cards, kids don’t have loans, so why should you or they have to worry about their credit being ruined? The problem is, you do have to, because believe it or not they can be victimized. Even worse than that, they most likely will be victimized without their even knowing it – [...]

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Identity Thieves Reveal Secrets

January 25, 2011

In an interview with Michelle Crouch of Reader’s Digest, former identity thieves volunteered some of their best kept secrets. It’s hoped that by learning the tactics that these thieves took consumers can discover the best ways to protect themselves. Some of the tactics mentioned include the following: 1. Thieves hold their cell phones up when [...]

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Is Biometrics the Solution to Identity Theft?

January 11, 2011

We all know that identity thieves can get our usernames and passwords and easily pretend to be us, especially online and at ATMs, but often even in person. Increased security methods, such as requiring multiple passwords or three types of identifying information, have unfortunately not made us much safer. With the threat of identity theft [...]

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Bank Front End Controls Help Prevent Identity Theft

December 21, 2010

Due to the fact that identity theft is so rampant – with about 10 million victims a year – a lot of financial institutions are stepping up their security methods in order to help prevent identity theft. Here are some of the things they are doing, that go beyond just asking three privacy questions instead [...]

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Identity Theft Love

December 7, 2010

While identity thieves with stolen account numbers love to buy their boats, homes and expensive jewelry by leeching off of other people’s good credit, these individuals who are hopefully prison bound appear to be starved for love as well. How do I know this? What else could explain the sheer number of identity thieves that [...]

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Copier Related Identity Theft

November 8, 2010

Whenever you go on vacation, it’s likely people tell you to make a copy of your travel materials, your ID and your credit cards before you leave town. This can help you considerably if your purse or wallet is stolen by an identity thief – or just a run of the mill pickpocket. What people [...]

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Great Example of Why You Need Identity Theft Protection

October 12, 2010

In further proof that identity theft can happen to anyone, foreclosure counselor Robert Mitchell, whose job partly entails telling people to vigilantly check their credit reports, was victimized late last year. Mitchell told the Charleston, SC, Post and Courier he was denied a loan due to an unpaid utility bill, which lowered his credit score [...]

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Identity Thief Arrested after 35 Years – An Important Lesson

August 10, 2010

While identity theft has only been prime in the news for about the last five yaers, the crime is certainly not a new one. All one has to do to determine that fact is read about the case of Tom Lesh. His identity was stolen back in the 1970s. The saddest part of this news [...]

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Mailbox Security

June 23, 2010

One of the easiest ways for an identity thief to get access to your personal information is through an organization you most likely do business with every day: the U.S. Postal Service. It is very easy for a thief to find your account numbers, and sometimes even your Social Security number, just by going through [...]

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