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An Overview of the 5 Types of Identity Theft (Popularity: )
http://www.identity4life-blog.com
Identity theft can take many forms. Many people do not realize that there are actually five different types of identity theft. You can take steps to protect yourself from this nightmare, but first you need to know what you are up against. Here is an overview of the five types of identity theft. 1. Financial identity theft is the kind most of us are readily familiar with. This is when a ...

Corporate Identity Theft: Is Your Organization at Risk? (Popularity: )
http://www.TheIdentityAdvocate.com
According to the FBI, consumer identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the U.S. Unfortunately, corporations, which essentially have the same rights and risks as citizens, are increasingly becoming victims of professional identity thieves. Indeed, a company has as much of an identity as the rest of us. The difference between consumer identity theft and corporate identity theft can be defined by the number of people affected by it. ...

Defining Identity Theft - Protecting Your Credit Rating (Popularity: )
http://identity-theft.mygeneralknowledge.com
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 ...

Do You Know an Identity Thief? (Popularity: )
http://fightidtheft.winthemarket.com
What makes identity theft the epidemic it has become? The fact that half of all victims know the person that committed the theft according to the Better Business Bureau's 2005 Fraud Survey. Watch out for these red flags 1. Resentment I worked for a company that handled lost stolen credit card reports. I don't know how many times someone called and said their ex or soon to be ex spouse stole all of ...

Federal Trade Commission's Failure in Curbing Identity Theft (Popularity: )
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The employees of the Federal Trade Commissions Identity Theft Division need to be fired immediately and be barred from ever working for the Government again. The jobs of Identity Theft should be turned over to the FBI, we do not need to burden the taxpayer with redundancy or pretend that the FTC is helping solve these issues. Giving fancy titles to the FTC employees who work in this department and paying ...

History Of Identity Theft (Popularity: )
http://www.history-of-identity-theft.com
In its earliest days the history of identity theft began with the impostor pretending to be someone he wasn't. In the days before photographic identification this was both a common and easy crime to commit. Your word and a signature (whether your own or not) were accepted as gospel. Of course, as the world developed over the last century or so and photographic I.D. came into use the crime became .. ...

Holiday Identity Theft by Mail (Popularity: )
http://www.idtheftquiz.org
Are you thinking about sending out gift cards or checks with your holiday cards this year? If you are, you might want to think again. It turns out postal workers might be looking to stuff their own Christmas stockings using your gifts and identity. Stolen gift cards and Christmas checks are bad enough, but when you consider all the personal and financial information on your checks, it's easy to see how ...

How to Protect Your Identity During the Holiday Season (Popularity: )
http://www.maximizeandprotectmywealth.com
Holiday cheer is all around us and winter is in the air, we feel the chill of the season and the happiness of the time of the year. No matter where we go it's hard to hide from the fact that it's almost Christmas time. With mistletoe and lit up trees all around, the presence of stocking hung with care we keep our spirits bright all through the day and ...

How To Protect Your Social Security Number (Popularity: )
Your social security number is very important, it's like your password in life, all of your information is tied into that number. Many people don't know this, but only a few organizations actually have the right to know your social security number. Today almost everybody is requesting a social security number for access to something, schools, video stores, phone companies, health clubs, etc. The main reason for companies asking for ...

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 ...