Some Ftc Tips About Identity Theft
Posted on April 25, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
One of the primary roles of the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) is to protect consumers from deceptive, unfair, and illegal business practices. The today’s FTC administration, currently chaired by Deborah Platt Majoras, is focusing more and more on identity theft prevention via consumer education, as well as federal lawsuits against businesses and companies that fail to adequately protect consumer data.
Each and every consumer is vulnerable to identity theft and can become a target, and that is the message that needs to be heard by every consumer. With millions of Americans becoming a victim of identity theft each year, it is clearly a problem area, and a problem that many local, state, and federal agencies are having some trouble getting their arms around.
Read More..>>Identity Theft And Credit Card Frauds
Posted on April 12, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Identity theft needs to be taken seriously as it can affect your life. Many people do not understand it, though it is the most rapidly growing crime in the United States. Identity theft means that someone has taken over your identity and is using your personal information to make purchases and deals on your behalf - with out your knowing about it. You only come to know once your creditors are clamoring for their money. Committing identity theft to make huge purchases without your knowing could be considered a very mild consequence; as such theft can be committed for terrorism, industrial espionage, and other illegal activities, that can have larger consequences.
Read More..>>Identity Theft And The Hidden Culprit
Posted on April 11, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
A lot of people trust the internet but a lot especially those who have fallen prey to identity theft have learned the hard way that it doesn’t pay to place your credit card number on the internet. Well, not just yet anyway. Credit cards are the convenient answer of upwardly mobile people who want to get their purchases done in the most comfortable, time saving way. And e-commerce is the idea that lets enterprising people set up their products and services over the World Wide Web.
Read More..>>Prevent Identity Theft - Learn From The Stories
Posted on March 28, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
The number of identity theft victims is increasing everyday. Yet it is being so downplayed that most people think that it would never happen to them. A lot of people think that identity theft is just a myth propagated by paranoid individuals, well the fact is, it’s not. Identity theft is a crime that can affect anybody from any demographic and that means you could be next. Identity theft awareness is better achieved by using examples of people who have undergone the ordeal of having their identity stolen and used in credit fraud. Below are a few examples of what happened to ordinary people.
Read More..>>Identity Theft Prevention Services - What Exactly Do They Do?
Posted on March 13, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Identity theft prevention services do not exactly prevent identity theft. They simply make it much harder for thieves to use the personal information they have stolen, thereby protecting you against many of the techniques identity thieves use.
We give away personal information all the time. Any time you write a check at the store, charge airline tickets, rent a car, mail your tax returns, change cell phone service providers, or apply for a credit card you are giving away bits of personal information, such as your bank and credit card account numbers, your Social Security number and your name, address, and phone number. These bits and pieces are a treasure trove to an identity thief. Once thieves have this information, they can use it without your knowledge to commit fraud or theft.
Read More..>>Facts About Identity Theft Protection
Posted on March 8, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
For the past five years, identity theft, has been the #1 fraud complaint filed with the FTC. In 2006 , the FTC received over 200,000 reports of identity theft, comprising over 30% of all fraud complaints received last year. Can you imagine the results now?
Read More..>>An Identity Theft Prevention Primer
Posted on February 4, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
Identity theft prevention has become more important than ever, with the whole world connecting through the internet like never before. The new convenience of online transactions taking place in the blink of an eye has lured people away from bank lineups to check their accounts or pay their bills. Before you log-on to pay your bills, you should consider a few things about identity theft prevention.
It becomes important for consumers to know the principles of identity fraud prevention, since the concept is tied so closely with theft prevention. The two ideas really go hand in hand.
Read More..>>Tips On Preventing Identity Theft
Posted on January 19, 2008 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
The number of people that have been victimized by identity theft and credit card fraud is on the rise. Each year, the losses from these cases amount to hundred of thousands, if not millions of dollars. Because of the alarming costs and the steady increase in number of cases; firms that offer protection against the crime are also multiplying. These firms offer protection and assistance in the unfortunate event that a client does get entangled in an Identity theft and credit fraud dispute.
Read More..>>Identity Theft At The Gas Pumps?
Posted on December 24, 2007 - Filed Under Legal and Law | Leave a Comment
I recently became aware of some disturbing information while stopping at my local convenience store…
Pulling up to the convenience store’s gas pumps late one night, I jumped out and pumped ten dollars worth of gas into my car (which gave me a whopping total of three gallons of gas) and proceeded to go inside to pay my bill. Handing over my credit card, I chatted with the clerk who I manage to visit a few times a week since I have an aversion to handing over large sums of money in one sitting to the almighty money-grubbing fuel mongrels. After scanning my credit card, the clerk gave me the receipt to sign and then made the comment that he now had my credit card number.
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