Blocking Identity Theft | Stolen Identity

Lisa Carey asked:
Identity theft is on the rise, and is fast becoming one of the top five most often occurring crimes. This crime cost victims, money and time, as well as in some cases even further damages to their health and family. In many instances, it can take up to 400 hours to be [...]

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Frank Brammer asked:
There is a lot of advise on how to avoid identity theft. Shred your mail. Don’t give personal or private information over the phone. Check the mail every day and stop mail delivery when out of town. Keep all documents safe and secure. Do this, do that, [...]

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Frank Brammer asked:
Check out the news article: “New identity theft scam is targeting jurors” by Bob Audette of the Reformer news site. The paragraph that caught my eye is:
“Police said an individual called the man, saying the call was being made on behalf of Judge John P. Wesley in Brattleboro District Court. The [...]

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Wade Robins asked:
Identity theft has recently become a widely recognized problem, although it only started being mentioned in literature in the 1990’s. It is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world and therefore one which we do all need to be aware of and take precautions against. In this article we will [...]

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Jack Payne asked:
Your luck doesn’t have to be so bad as the California man, who, in a series of unrelated events, was hit by a car on Sunday, mugged on Monday, and shot on Tuesday. But, if you lose your identity to a con man, your foul luck level could be close.
With a [...]

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Lisa Carey asked:
Yearly Reports of Identity Theft to the Federal Trade Commission:
In 2007 identity theft accounted for 36 percent of the 674,354 fraud and identity theft complaints (reported to the Federal Trade Commission.
In 2005 -255,565 cases of identity theft were reported to the FTC
In 2004 -246,847 cases of identity theft were reported to the [...]

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