161. Identity Theft Crimes - It's in the Mail
August 29, 2013
Recently law enforcement officials in the United States and Egypt cracked a sophisticated identity theft ring that used phishing to steal close to two million dollars from Wells Fargo and Bank of America Customers. This comes on the heels of another international ring that reported stole forty mill...
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162. Identity Theft Remains A Growing Problem
August 29, 2013
Although many people think this fact should be obvious, the reality is that many people are simply not smart when it comes to handling their personal information, and who they willingly give that information to. This carelessness creates a virtual field day for identity theft opportunities to creat...
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163. Protecting Your Finances From Identity Theft
August 28, 2013
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes on earth today. It occurs when someone uses your personal information to commit fraud or engage in other unlawful activities. Consumers, businesses and financial institutions are losing billions each year due to identity theft protection. If you'...
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164. Five Ways That Identity Theft Is Accomplished
August 28, 2013
In order to help protect yourself from identity theft, you need to know the five primary ways that identity theft is accomplished. By knowing these five ways, you can take the steps needed to protect yourself from becoming the victim of an identity thief. A major way that identity theft is accompl...
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165. The History Of Identity Theft
August 28, 2013
Identity theft is a very common and serious crime. In this crime one person steals another's identity in order to use their name for financial gain. A lot of the time it is people with bad credit who find that they need to commit this crime in order to take out loans and credit cards in someone els...
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166. The History of Identity Theft: How It All Began
August 28, 2013
The rate at which identity theft occurs continues to increase. Identity theft involves a person's identity being stolen by a criminal to get financial gain. Often, the victim is unaware that their identity has been stolen until they receive a credit card or bank account statement full of fraudulent...
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167. Protect Yourself Against ID Theft
August 28, 2013
Some statistics suggest that the average person in the Western world is more likely to become a victim of identity theft than a victim of the old fashioned style of mugging where the criminal holds a weapon to you to steal your valuables. Phishing Phishing is as the name sounds: Criminals fishing...
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168. Identity Theft Cloning
August 28, 2013
An identity clone will go after as much information about you as possible. They will look to find out what city and state you were born in and what street your grew up on. They will want to know where you attended school and what relationships you may have been involved in. They will want to kn...
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169. Corporate Identity Theft
August 28, 2013
Wouldn't it be nice if corporate identity thieves left a ransom note or some type of trail? Unfortunately, these malicious hijackers move in extreme stealth mode, allowing them to hack into a number of systems without a user becoming aware until it is much too late. If you happen to be one of the ...
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170. Banking Identity Theft
August 28, 2013
According to a recent study in 2007, nearly 150 million consumers in the United States avoid online banking because of the immense fear of identity theft. The study showed that the bank industry could possibly improve revenue by as much $8.3 billion per year if institutions were able to establish c...
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Author: Steven Smith
