Searching For The True Number Of Identity Theft Victims In The Us May Include Your Children
Posted on February 1, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
This year research companies Javelin and Gartner did not agree with the FTC’s reported number of identity theft victims in the US during 2006. Gartner topped out at 15 million and Javelin claimed identity theft was diminishing. The reports made by consumer to the FTC were in between.
No matter what the illusive real number is, a few things come to mind these three expert groups might agree on in regard to factually measuring the victims and affects of the identity theft crisis:
The first is what is called a synthetic identity, where parts of your information such as your social security number is mixed with another persons name at an unrelated address.
Read More..>>Internet Safety - Protecting Yourself From Identity Fraud
Posted on January 20, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
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 it – after all, they said your account would expire if you did not. Is that a scam or an attempt at identity fraud? Yes, it is.
Read More..>>Identity Fraud And Your Credit Report
Posted on January 2, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
A credit report is information about each person that is used by financial institutions to determine whether or not to give you credit. A credit report contains vital personal information about a person as well as employment information and credit use information. Your credit report is given to anyone who asks for it when they have your permission, primarily banks and other lending institutions who are considering giving you a loan or a mortgage.
Read More..>>Will Identity Theft Insurance Help Pay For The Credit Repair Of An Identity Theft Victim?
Posted on January 2, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the world today and, with increasing technology, it is getting more and more common. Identity theft victims spend hours, as well as a great deal of money, trying to recover their financial identity. Most financial institutions, including your bank and credit card holders, will reimburse you for any fraudulent charges that are a result of identity theft, but they do not offer any other assistance. Most identity theft victims are forced to spend time away from work, making phone calls and preparing and sending various documents, to repair their marred credit report. This adds to the expenses of recovering from identity fraud and is usually the sole responsibility of the identity theft victim.
Read More..>>The Consequences Of Identity Theft
Posted on December 28, 2007 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
The Consequences Of Identity Theft
Identity theft occurs when someone assumes your identity to commit a crime. It could have serious consequences on your lives, and could also lead to job loss, or even your marriage could be adversely affected. It is a serious breach of your privacy. In today’s political scenario, identity theft could be carried out to aid terrorism, in addition to spying, illegal immigration, and even a permanent change of identity.
Read More..>>Popular Identity Theft Scams
Posted on December 28, 2007 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
There are many popular identity theft scams that are circulating, some have been around for decades while others are new to the scene. Some thieves will never stop trying to find a way to steal the one thing that is most important to you – your very identity. Each year, millions of people have their identities stolen in some way or are defrauded in some way.
Let’s take a look at some of the more popular schemes to steal your identity and how you can determine if they are scams or not when you are faced with them.
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