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How To Stop Identity Theft (Popularity:  )
In today's technologically advanced world more and more people are falling victim to identity theft both online and offline. It was reported by a general accounting office that over 700,000 Americans have their identity stolen every year and that number is expected to rise over time. While many thieves operate online there are still many "dumpster divers" who go through people's trash cans looking for a credit card statement or ...
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Defining Identity Theft - Protecting Your Credit Rating (Popularity: )
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A concise definition of identity theft is the appropriation of an individual's personal information to impersonate that person in a legal sense. Stealing someone's identity enables the thief to make a frightening number of financial and personal transactions in someone else's name, leaving the victim responsible for what might turn out to be mind-bogging turmoil in his or her life.
Identity theft is not new. It has been around for a ...
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Identity Theft - Can The Internet Help? (Popularity: )
Identity theft has quickly become a serious issue, not only in America, but around the world as well. Some of the recent cases of stolen personal data are overwhelming in size. LexisNexis, who specializes in the personal and financial data of individuals, had more than 300,000 clients personal data stolen.
In another case, MasterCard had over 400,000 credit card customers' personal files stolen. The list just goes on and on.
With the ...
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Internet Safety - Protecting Yourself From Identity Fraud (Popularity: )
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There are many scams on the Internet, we know this already - we have all received spam emails in our inboxes and we delete them without further thought. What happens though when 'spam' is undetectable? What if you get an email from your bank or online bank that looks real and is asking for your information to be input on a website? Looks legitimate so you go ahead and do ...
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Preventing Identity Theft: What Can You Do? (Popularity: )
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Identity theft is becoming an increasingly used buzzword in today's high tech world of online banking and bill paying, and with the advent of services like Paypal and shopping cart.
We hear about identity theft in the news all the time, and we think we very well may be at risk, but we're not sure what to do to help prevent it. Well, there are some things you can do that ...
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