Monthly Archives: July 2009

Recent Identity Theft Statistics

Keith Londrie asked: Identity theft (ID theft or identity fraud) is the deliberate appropriation of an individual’s personal information to impersonate that person in a legal sense. Stealing someone’s identity enables the thief to make a frightening number of financial … Continue reading

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Equifax and Its Credit Identity Theft Protection Services

Tony Francis asked: Monitoring your very own accounts can be tedious for most busy individuals, aside, of course, from the fact that your access to your records is very limited. This is why, sometimes, conducting an identity theft check on … Continue reading

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Identity Theft Protection, How To Avoid Being a Victim

Matthew Stanton asked: Your identity is probably the most important physical aspect that you have. In business transactions, in making loans, in school and work requirements and even in just proving that you exist, your identity becomes a very significant … Continue reading

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What you Can Do to Prevent Identity Theft

Jon Arnold asked: A one hundred percent foolproof method of preventing identity theft does not exist and probably never will. But you absolutely need to take some safeguards that if nothing else, will not make you an easy target to … Continue reading

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Recovery and Redemption: Identity Theft Disaster Averted

Vijayanand asked: Mike was like millions of Americans. He worked hard, was cautious with his spending and even paid off his credit card each month. He thought he was doing everything right. Then, something unexpected happened. He started getting calls … Continue reading

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