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How to stop an ID thief in his tracks

April 25, 2011 – 8:14 am

A Georgia man has been arrested and charged with fraud and identity theft after authorities found more than 675,000 credit card accounts on his home computers.
Rogelio Hackett Jr., 26, of Lithonia, Ga., has pleaded guilty in federal court in Virginia. Credit card companies have traced more than $36 million in fraudulent transactions to the accounts [...]

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Learn what you can do to protect your identity

April 20, 2011 – 7:44 am
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Stolen identity? Here’s what to do

April 18, 2011 – 8:15 am

Your identity has been stolen, your credit soiled and your bank account wiped clean. What do you do now?
Some would say you need to spend a lot of money or buy new software to help you get back on track, but you don’t. All you need to do is follow these simple steps.
First, file [...]

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How to pick a ‘tough’ password

April 15, 2011 – 8:42 am
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Beware of these most common tax ID theft scams

March 30, 2011 – 7:57 am

The deadline to file your federal income taxes is just a couple of weeks away. And you can bet criminals are working overtime to take advantage of the scramble that happens each year as people rush to beat that deadline.
Identity theft is a problem year-round, but as tax season approaches, the schemes used take [...]

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Elizabeth Taylor character struggled with negative attention – just like victims of ID theft

March 23, 2011 – 8:13 am

“National Velvet” is the story of a 14-year-old girl named Velvet Brown, who rides her horse to victory in the Grand National Steeplechase. The title role in the film adaptation of the book was played by Elizabeth Taylor in 1944. She was 12 years old at the time.
Taylor is remembered for many roles over the [...]

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Think you’ve done all you can to prevent ID theft? Why not be sure?

March 21, 2011 – 8:37 am

If you shred your documents, protect your Social Security number and are careful with your sensitive information when online, you may feel pretty confident when it comes to your chances of falling victim to identity theft.
But what about data breaches? If big banks can’t stop the scammers, how are you going to protect yourself? Most [...]

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Prevent identity theft from happening to you

March 18, 2011 – 9:38 am
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Study shows people willing to pay for ID theft protection

March 16, 2011 – 7:48 am

A new four-state survey conducted by Florida State University criminologists shows that two-thirds of the survey respondents said they’d be willing to pay for a government-sponsored identity theft protection program. Those surveyed said they’d be willing to pay about $87 per year.
The hypothetical program would promise to reduce identity theft by about 75 percent. Even [...]

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Study shows ID theft protection subscribers in better shape

March 14, 2011 – 8:53 am

Harris Interactive recently conducted a study on behalf of LifeLock, examining U.S. consumers’ awareness of and usage habits with regards to protecting their identities. The study found that ID theft victims who subscribed to an identity theft protection service reported spending less time and money resolving the issue than those who were not covered.
“Identity theft [...]

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