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291. Techniques For Obtaining And Exploiting Personal Information For Identity Theft
August 06, 2013
Rummaging through rubbish for personal information (dumpster diving) Retrieving personal data from redundant IT equipment and storage media including PCs, servers, PDAs, mobile phones, USB memory sticks and hard drives that have been disposed of carelessly at public dump sites, given away...
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292. Individual Identity Protection
August 06, 2013
The acquisition of personal identifiers is made possible through serious breaches of privacy. For consumers, this is usually a result of them naively providing their personal information or login credentials to the identity thieves as a result of being duped but identity-related documents such as c...
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293. How to Keep Your Personal Information Secure?
August 06, 2013
Do you depend on your computer for work, school or recreation? I literally couldn't function without mine as my work takes me around the country. But the news has been full lately of the latest threats to our computers. For instance, the Blaster and Sobig worms have been causing havoc with computer...
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294. Tax-Related Identity Theft
August 06, 2013
An identity thief may use your Social Security number to get a job or to take your tax refund. Contact the IRS if they send you a notice saying their records show:
you were paid by an employer you don't know more than one tax return was filed in your name
Uncovering Tax-Re...
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295. Identity Theft And Debt Collection
August 06, 2013
A debt collector may contact you if an identity thief opens accounts in your name and doesn’t pay the bills. To stop contact and collection action, get in touch with the debt collector, the business that opened the fraudulent account, and the credit reporting companies.
Dispute a Debt Stop ...
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296. Identity Theft And Children
August 05, 2013
Here in the U.S, shortly after birth, your child is assigned a social security number. That number is then used by the parents for taxes, health information for school records...etc. Identity thieves may gain access to these social security numbers by working at doctors offices, schools and insuranc...
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297. How Efficient Is Your Identity Theft Protection?
August 05, 2013
What is the ultimate effect of identity theft? If you become a victim of this white collar crime, your finances are completely damaged. It takes a very long time to recover from identity theft, especially if it took years before you learned about your unfortunate situation. You should acquire the be...
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298. How To Prevent ID Theft
August 05, 2013
It's one of the fastest growing crimes in America today; in fact, according to the Federal Trade Commission, an estimated 9 million Americans have their identities stolen each year. The five major types of identity theft involve: • Driver's Licenses • Social Security Numbers • Medical Information...
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299. What Is Identity Theft And The Consequences?
August 05, 2013
Whether you've been a victim of identity theft, or you're trying to prevent it, you'll be surprised to know that there are several types you should be concerned with. Having your identity stolen can be very intrusive, stressful, and very expensive to pay for. If you are going to prevent yourself f...
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300. How You Can Defend Yourself From Identity Theft?
August 05, 2013
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), identify theft has become "America's fastest growing problem." In the United States alone, approximately 10 million Americans fall victim to identity theft each year, and that's just for the reported cases - you can just imagine what the number...
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