Identity Theft

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Victims Willingly Provide Information In Recent Identity Theft Scams

Friday, October 17th, 2008

One of the most profitable scams being perpetrated against individuals today is the theft of personal information, with which the thief can take advantage of a person’s credit rating and all the potential benefits that go along with it. By using internet access and email, the thieves no longer have to use the telephone or […]

Forewarned Is Forearmed: Identity Theft Alerts

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Identity theft is the stealing of another person’s identity generally for the purpose of stealing another person’s financial resources. In today’s society this is often accomplished by tricking people into giving Social Security numbers, personal identification numbers, financial account numbers, etc. Or the personal information needed can be gained by sorting through people’s trash or […]