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The Wall Street Journal. Complete Identity Theft Guidebook: How to Protect Yourself from the Most Pervasive Crime in America

Posted on June 18th, 2010 4 Comments

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It could happen when you make a routine withdrawal from an ATM, respond to an e-mail asking for information about an online account, or leave a new box of checks unattended in your mailbox. Identity theft is one of the easiest crimes to commit in America—and one of the hardest to prosecute. As thieves become increasingly clever, Americans have more reasons than ever to fear this elusive, ubiquitous crime. Now there’s a book to help you beat it.

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What you can do if you are a victim of identity theft

Posted on June 15th, 2010 No Comments

What are the first steps I should take if I’m a victim of identity theft?

If you are a victim of identity theft, take the following four steps as soon as possible, and keep a record with the items of your conversations and copies of all correspondence. Read the rest of this entry »

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Identity Theft Statistics

Posted on June 8th, 2010 No Comments

Identity theft is a serious crime that we all need to be aware of. In this article we look at a number of statistics representing this crime in order to give you a better idea of this crime and how important it is to protect yourself against it.

Identity theft was first mentioned in literature in the 1990′s, studies showed that between 2001 and 2002 there was Read the rest of this entry »

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Phishing and Countermeasures: Understanding the Increasing Problem of Electronic Identity Theft

Posted on June 3rd, 2010 3 Comments

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Phishing and Counter-Measures discusses how and why phishing is a threat, and presents effective countermeasures. Showing you how phishing attacks have been mounting over the years, how to detect and prevent current as well as future attacks, this text focuses on corporations who supply the resources used by attackers. The authors subsequently deliberate on what action the government can take to respond to this situation and compare adequate versus inadequate counte… More >>

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Identity Theft Monitoring

Posted on June 3rd, 2010 No Comments

Identity theft monitoring is a mechanism that helps us effectively prevent incidences of identity theft . And identity theft monitoring prevents internet fraud and also helps you protect your personal information.

Most often, identity theft occurs whenever the user’s personal information is compromised. In fact identity theft usually involves using the victim’s personal information to commit frauds.

There are some guidelines that can help us prevent identity thefts; these guidelines are useful to minimize the potential damage that can occur from identity theft: Read the rest of this entry »

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FTC Postpones ‘Red Flags’ Identity Theft Rule

Posted on June 1st, 2010 No Comments

FTC Postpones ‘Red Flags’ Identity Theft Rule
Under pressure from Congress, the Federal Trade Commission has agreed to postpone enforcement of its “Red Flags” rule that requires lawyers, doctors and other professionals to develop written identity theft prevention programs.