My Identity Theft “Pet Peeve!”

I was going to say my biggest identity theft pet peeve is supposed experts giving either incomplete, or downright misleading advice. But I guess my biggest pet peeve is that ID theft happens in the first place. But I digress.
Back to Identity theft experts. I can understand the BBB, AARP, US Postal [...]

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The Six Known Faces of Identity Theft

From all the ads on TV, most people associate identity theft with credit cards, or financial issues.
Statistics tell a different story.  Even when we add all credit card and financial fraud together, it is less than 50% of the total identity theft picture.
To date, there are now 6 distinct faces to Identity theft, and they [...]

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Educating Your Children on Identity Theft

As Identity Theft continues to be the fastest growing crime in the USA, it is important for all family members to understand what constitutes personal information, and the importance of not sharing personal information with anyone.
Future posts will go into much more detail on what constitutes personal information that you do not make public. [...]

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What is Identity Theft?

Identity theft is more and more in the news, yet it is still very misunderstood. 
The Federal Trade Commission has the responsibility of monitoring ID theft.  A couple of years ago they produced a video that gives a great general overview that answers the question -”What is identity theft?” 
It is filled with personal stories, facts about identity [...]

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Welcome to Identity Theft Risks Exposed!

Welcome to Identity Theft Risks Exposed! 
Do you have questions about identity theft?
Have you been an ID theft victim with a story to relate?
Do you have opinions that you would just love to vocalize?
Then you are in the right place.  We welcome questions, comments, identity theft stories and opinions.
Identity theft can be a very misunderstood subject.  Most [...]

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