The number of identity theft victims is increasing everyday. Yet it is being so downplayed that most people think that it would never happen to them. A lot of people think that identity theft is just a myth propagated by paranoid individuals, well the fact is, it’s not. Identity theft is a crime that can affect anybody from any demographic and that means you could be next. Identity theft awareness is better achieved by using examples of people who have undergone the ordeal of having their identity stolen and used in credit fraud. Below are a few examples of what happened to ordinary people.
Apr
30
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Apr
28
If you put “Identity Theft” into Google, you will find over 12.5-million hits. A few years ago you would have had only a few. In fact, identity theft has increased so much over the last few years that many companies have come up with either identity theft insurance or identity theft protection. Prevention, or protection, is more useful than after-the-fact insurance.
Only if you never turn on your radio or TV will you not have heard of the identity theft protection company, Life Lock. Life Lock does not claim to do much that you could not do for yourself. They even tell you that for free you can:
Apr
24
In this day in age, identity theft is a very real and unfortunate occurrence, knowing how to protect yourself is your first defense.
Identity Theft: Learning To Protect Yourself
We live in a world in which identity theft affects us all. At every corner, at every turn, there may be a thief just waiting for us to let our guard down, constant awareness of your documents and surroundings is necessary to guard yourself against this travesty. The following are ten tips on how you can protect yourself against identity theft.
Tip #1 - Lighten the weight of your purse or wallet.
Apr
15
Ever wonder what law enforcement officials do to protect their identity? Wonder no more because you’ll discover exactly what the criminals tell police about their identity theft scams.
According to the U.S. Postal Service, there were almost 12 million incidents of identity theft in the United States in 2006 at a cost of 6.3 billion to consumers. This alarming statistic has increased the alert level of many consumers; however most are still unaware of the specific tactics these identity thieves use. After an extensive interview, one notorious identity thief, revealed 4 misconceptions she used to separate you from your money.
Apr
9
One of the primary roles of the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) is to protect consumers from deceptive, unfair, and illegal business practices. The today’s FTC administration, currently chaired by Deborah Platt Majoras, is focusing more and more on identity theft prevention via consumer education, as well as federal lawsuits against businesses and companies that fail to adequately protect consumer data.
Each and every consumer is vulnerable to identity theft and can become a target, and that is the message that needs to be heard by every consumer. With millions of Americans becoming a victim of identity theft each year, it is clearly a problem area, and a problem that many local, state, and federal agencies are having some trouble getting their arms around.
