Identity Theft: Gone Phishing

You've dealt with the company and you know they're legitimate. What about that email?

6 Tips On Preventing Identity Theft That You Need To Know

Identity theft is a terrible crime and major source of frustration for anyone to have to go through. Utilize these 6 tips on preventing identity theft to safeguard your own personal information. These simple but effective tips will help keep your information where it belongs, in the privacy of your own safe keeping.

Why is Identity Fraud / Theft Rising?

A study by Javelin Strategy and Research in 2005 showed that 9.3 million Americans are victims of identity theft each year. This is about 4.25% of adults. The Home Office in the United Kingdom also claims that this crime is reaching epidemic proportions, although they do not actually collect data and statistics. But why is this becoming such a problem? This article hopes to help answer some of your questions.

Protecting Yourself From Identity Theft - Ultimate 7 Tips For Avoiding ID Theft

We all hate the idea of losing our identity. We all hate it even more if it turns out that it was stolen and is being used by someone else. So what can we do to prevent it? These 7 tips make a good starting point!

You Can Protect Your Personal Information

Is it okay with you that many companies are able to purchase your personal information? Including your social security number, credit card spending habits, account balances and monthly income information, and even much more?

Identity Theft - Can The Internet Help?

Many people believe that doing transactions online can put them in jeopardy of becoming a victim of identity theft. Actually, the truth is completely the opposite. The Internet can actually help protect you against identity theft in several different ways.

Veterans Administration Gets Laptop with Personal Information Back

What was becoming a major crisis is now over, as Veterans Administration gets the Laptop back, which had Personal Information on it of over 26 million veterans. Luckily the stolen laptop was recovered, but may I ask why the government has this information in the first place on portable laptops?

FTC Gives Away Employee Information to Scottsdale Identity Thieves

Can you believe that the Federal Trade Commission allowed two lap tops filled with personal information to be stolen out of a car in Scottsdale AZ, while the employees were enjoying the Sun and Fun near the golf courses and five star resorts?

Identity Theft: Safeguarding Can't Hurt

Will we ever get a break? Not right now .In San Diego, police arrested a postal worker for stealing mail and trading it to identity thieves to support his drug habit. Another arrest involved the hac...

Identity Theft and How You Can Recover

In today's modern times, the incidents of identity theft is on the rise. With access to the Internet and the sharing of personal information online criminals have a easy time finding the information needed to steal your identity.

Methods and Consequences of Identity Theft

Identity theft is a fast growing problem. It is urgent that we find out how identity thieves work and what the consequences of identity theft are. There are low and high tech methods of delving into a persons personal details and it is important to remember that some people make a career out of stealing and ruining other people lives.

Identity Theft; Did They Get You Yet?

Well despite the efforts of authorities Identity Theft is still slightly on the rise although the speed of acceleration of these crimes has slowed and may eventually reverse and let's hope so, because believe me having your identity stolen...

What is the Government Doing on Identity Theft?

Unlike SPAM where the Federal Trade Commission proved completely incompetent and consumers experienced a nearly 3000% increase in SPAM since the FTC put out their press releases that they were going to take a bite out of SPAM; it appears that the justice department is indeed making some headway on Identity Theft.

Wells Fargo Contacts Customers About Recent Data Theft

Wells Fargo is contacting an undisclosed number of home-mortgage customers about the delay in notification regarding a potential security breach.

Hi-Profile Identity Theft Scams

Identity theft is a federal crime under the Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act.