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8 Ways to Protect Yourself against Identity Theft
As the popularity of credit cards and Internet shopping grow, so do the chances that you will become a victim of Identity Theft.
There are methods you can employ, however, to decrease the risks of becoming a victim of identity theft. The following 8 steps will not make it impossible for a determined criminal to steal your identity, but they will make it harder for them which should at least deter the opportunistic amongst them. More... | Identity Theft Recovery - Is It Possible?
We have heard a lot about identity theft, and about preventive measures. We also know more or less what we should do when we find that we might be a victim of identity theft. However, the question that keeps popping up in our mind is, how feasible is identity theft recovery, if at all. What happens when one finds out that they have been robbed of their identity? How can they recover their name and how can they get rid of the charges that have been attached to their credit history?
Identity Theft Recovery is Difficult not Impossible
There is one way to get back your name and clear it of any charges attached to it that is by catching the impersonator and having him/her confess about the crimes committed under your guise. Think of the percentage that describes this possibility and then you will be able to understand whether and under what terms identity theft recovery would be possible. | OnGuardOnline.gov provides practical tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help you be on guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information. | Australians Question E-Commerce Safety - SEPTEMBER 18, 2007
Almost one in 10 has had personal info swiped.
Nearly two million Australians have had their personal details stolen and used fraudulently, according to an Office of the Privacy Commissioner survey of 1,500 Australians nationwide.
About 9% of respondents said they had had their identity stolen. The government said that it was statistically valid to extrapolate that almost two million Australians had been victims. | Identity theft is on the increase, to the tune of 10 million victims in the U.S. and $50 billion in costs. Share this list of preventive measures with other users, friends, and family members to help protect them from this escalating crime.
Identity theft, which involves using another person's credentials and personal information (name, address, social security number, driver's license number, credit card and bank account numbers, etc.), is one of the fastest-growing crimes in today's information-laden world. ID thieves usually use this information to access the victim's money, obtain property fraudulently in the victim's name, or distinguish the thief's own identity when committing other crimes.
According to US statistics from the Federal Trade Commission's January 2006 report, the organization received more than 685,000 complaints of consumer fraud last year, with 37 percent representing cases of ID theft. Estimates of the true number of cases is much higher; fightidentitytheft.com estimates that 10 million Americans have already been victimized, at a total cost of more than $50 billion. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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