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The market online and electronic market for ringtones is full of scams. Leave it to resourceful identity thieves to find a way to take advantage of our need for the latest ringtones and applications for our cellphones. Thieves have found a way to steal identities using ringtone web sites. Kids make especially...
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Medical identity theft becoming an increasing problem Medical identity theft is becoming an ever-increasing issue, and with credit card theft, once an identity thief gets hold of enough information they can easily assume another identity and obtain medical services under the name of another person. The...
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Creating strong passwords to protect against identity theft. In the battle to keep our personal and financial information out of the hands of identity thieves, passwords are frequently the last line of defense. To an identity thief, there is a virtual treasure-trove of information stored online. Web...
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What should you do to protect yourself against identity theft? According to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) in San Diego, up to 7 million people are victims of identity theft each year … this translates to more than a dozen people per minute! Thanks in part to the internet revolution and the...
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Some simple steps you can use to prevent identity theft. Identity theft can occur when someone uses your personal information without your permission. Identity theft is a major problem in today's society and it can affect anyone. In order to prevent identity theft it is crucial that you do everything...
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Once again, tax season is upon us. The documents and emails we send and receive at this time of the year contain a wealth of information for identity thieves: your name, address, social security number (as well as those of your dependents), bank and investment account information, etc. For an identity...
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The word “pickpocket” inspires Dickensian images of Fagin and his apprentice, the Artful Dodger, working the crowded streets of 1830s England. Unless, that is, you’re one of the victims of the 200-strong “Cannon to the Wiz” identity-theft ring. Leonardo Darnell Zanders, 39, the alleged ringleader was...
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Susan Shaw was Miss Hawaii International in 1992. She had a home on Oahu that she shared with her husband and kids. She had another home in Manhattan Beach, Cal., that she shared with her boyfriend. And, when police searched that house, they discovered she also had hundreds of stolen credit cards. Shaw...
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Sure, Job had it bad, what with the boils and all, but a Phoenix man might have a better understanding of his travails than most people. The biggest difference in their mutual suffering is that Job’s afflictions were wrought by God, whereas the other man’s adversities were inflicted by an identity thief...
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There are identity theft rings and then there are IDENTITY THEFT RINGS. Jasper Grayson and James Malloy did far more than create a crime ring with dozens of flunkies; they hired recruiters who, in turn, enlisted an army of 950 foot soldiers to deposit and withdraw thousands of counterfeit checks worth...
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