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Fraud and Identity Theft in the News

Because of the significance of Identity Theft in many people's lives and its rapid increase over the past several years, it is often a hot topic in the news. Below are some of the most recent news articles appearing on identity theft, fraud, scams, phishing, and related topics.



11/19/2008
Russian sentenced for identity theft - EmpireStateNews.net

Russian sentenced for identity theft
EmpireStateNews.net, New York - Nov 19, 2008
NEW YORK - Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau Wednesday announced that the ringleader of an identity theft ring has been sentenced on his guilty ...
RUSSIAN JAILED IN ID-THEFT SCAM VS. RICH AMERICANS New York Post
Identity Thief Targets Wealthy Americans, Gets Prison (Update1) Bloomberg
Russian scam artist sentenced in NYC to prison The Associated Press
Staten Island Advance - SILive.com
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11/21/2008
Banking's Data Security Crisis - Forbes

Forbes

Banking's Data Security Crisis
Forbes, NY - 3 hours ago
18 by the data breach tracking organization Identity Theft Resource Center, financial institutions were responsible for more than half the 33 million ...
In Pictures: The Year's Biggest Data Breaches Forbes
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11/20/2008
AG Launches Identity Theft Effort - KOLN

AG Launches Identity Theft Effort
KOLN, NE - 16 hours ago
Guard It is a guide that will help protect businesses and their customers from identity theft. For the 7th straight year, identity theft topped the Federal ...
Identity theft target of new effort Gretna Breeze
Bruning Launches Statewide Effort to Help Businesses Protect ... NTV
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11/20/2008
Man charged with fraud, identity theft - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Man charged with fraud, identity theft
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 16 hours ago
By LEVI PULKKINEN A Tukwila man has been charged with identity theft after asking a police detective for help forging credit cards. ...


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11/21/2008
Wallet theft leads to identity theft - Eagle Tribune

Wallet theft leads to identity theft
Eagle Tribune, MA - 12 hours ago
By Jim Patten HAVERHILL — A city woman told police her wallet was taken while she stayed at a Harrison Street address to care for a family member. ...


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Identity theft repercussions are more than mere identity. Estimates of the financial fall out ...
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How Identity Theft Occurs
How Identity Theft Occurs....
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Identity Theft Victim
Identity theft repercussions are more than mere identity. Estimates of the financial fall out of ...
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How You Can Avoid Becoming A Victim Of Identity Theft
How You Can Avoid Becoming A Victim Of Identity Theft....
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Fraud Alerts And Identity Theft Reports
There are two types of fraud alert: initial alerts which last 90 days and extended alerts which l...
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Tips To Avoid Identity Theft
Each year, obtain a copy of your free credit report. The changes to the Fair Credit Reportin...
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Business And Identity Theft
What should you, as a business person, do if you believe your records have been accessed by unauth...
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Dont Think Identity
You probably think that identity theft won’t happen to you because that is exactly what a lady in Central Florida thoug...
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How To Protect Yourself From Identity Theft
What should you, as a business person, do if you believe your records have been accessed by unaut...
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Dont Think Identity Theft Cant Impact You
You probably think that identity theft won’t happen to you because that is exactly...
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Your Credit Report May Show Identity Theft
At least once per year, you can obtain a free credit report from the major credit reporting bureaus, but thi...
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Pretexting
There are many different techniques that pretexters use to get your personal information. They ma...
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Identity Theft
Identity theft repercussions are more than mere ...
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My friend, who unfortunately discovered that he was a victim of identity theft, soon found that correcting the record was a major hassle. The lesson he learned was that it is better to prevent identity theft then to try and correct the record later. So with that mind, I present this information to you so that hopefully you will not become another identity theft victim.

We often take our liberties for granted. What you know life to be can suddenly change if you've been a victim of identity theft.

While you've been busy with your day-to-day life someone could have stolen your personal information and racked up debts or committed fraud - all with your name on it. What happens then can be anything from being denied employment, credit or even being arrested for a crime you didn't commit.

Identity theft is that serious.

Victims of identity theft can spend years paying back debts or fighting to restore their credit as well as their reputation. Finding out you are a victim of identity theft can be frightening and a source of anxiety even after you've resolved the issue.

Don't be complacent, learn about identity theft and what you can do to lessen your changes of becoming another identity theft victim.


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