June 2009 - Protecting Yourself from ID Theft While on Summer Vacation
"Now that June 21st – which is known as the Summer Solstice, longest day of the year, the first day of summer, and Father’s day (when the third Sunday in June falls on the 21st day) – has arrived, it is a good time to think about the continuing trend and challenge of identity theft when most families in the United States are on summer vacation."
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May 2009 - Non-Financial ID Theft is a Trend You Need to Know About
"According to the February 2009 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Consumer Sentinel Report (see http://www.ftc.gov/sentinel/ for more information), ID Theft and fraud related events are much more than a financial event – where only 35 percent of ID Theft is related to your credit card, debit card, checking account, savings account, auto loan, personal loan, etc."
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April 2009 - ID Theft and Safeguarding Your Child's Identity
"In the February 2009 Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Consumer Sentinel Report – which reported on identity theft and fraud complaints for the year 2008 (see click here to read the full report) -- most parents should know that seven percent of children (19 years old and younger) are at risk of having their social security numbers stolen and their identities compromised."
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March 2009 - Be Alert to ID Theft When Filing Your 2009 Taxes
"According to the February 2009 Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Consumer Sentinel Report (see http://www.ftc.gov/sentinel/ for more information), government documents/benefits fraud is now the second most common reported type of identity theft after credit card fraud. Fraudulent tax return-related identity theft, a subtype of government documents/benefits fraud, has increased nearly six percentage points since 2006!"
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February 2009 - ID Theft and Your Online Job Search: Things you should know
"Based on the current economic climate combined with unscrupulous cyber criminals, online jobseekers need to be cautious when using employment websites and even more cautious in screening for fraudulent job listings."
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January 2009 - Consumer Risk Management: Protecting You and Your Family from ID Theft in 2009
"Whenever I speak or write about ID Theft trends and scams, I talk about how targeted attacks from professional thieves, organized crime, current and former employees, and/or current and former vendors break through internal controls to steal and sell sensitive employee and customer information."
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December 2008 - Lesson Learned in 2008: No One Can Protect Your Information From Being Lost or Stolen
"Question: What does a federal government agency (FEMA), state government agencies (New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services, Louisiana Department of Revenue, Central California Appellate Program, Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation), the university and college system (Ohio University, University of North Carolina, Austin Peay State University, Oregon Health & Science University, Cal Poly Pomona), the medical industry (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center), the auto dealership industry (Bill Dube Ford/Toyota), the movie theater industry (Zyacorp Entertainment Cinemagic Stadium), and the computer industry (Hewlett-Packard/Symantec) all have in common?"
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August 2008 - Protect Your Identity Through Your Credit, Medical, and Drivers License Reports
"According to the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Act (FACT Act), every consumer in the United States – since September 1, 2005 – has had access to their free credit files disclosure or credit reports from www.annualcreditreport.com."
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May 2008 - Schools Out , Summer Vacation Is In and ID Theft Risks Increase
"Now that the school year has either ended or is ending for most families across the United States, it might be a good time to think about the growing trend of identity theft."
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March 2008 - ID Theft and Tax Preparation; Did You Know?
"As I was preparing to write this month’s column on identity theft and tax preparation, it occurred to me that everyone could learn something from three personal and real life stories that made me scratch my head and say, "Huh!""
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December 2007 - Embrace the New Year and Your Financial Health by Protecting Your Identity in 2008
"According to Wikipedia (the free encyclopedia), " a New Year’s resolution is a commitment that an individual makes to project a habit, often a lifestyle change that is generally interpreted as advantageous. The name comes from the fact that these commitments normally go into effect on New Year’s Day and remain until the set goal has been achieved, although many resolutions go unachieved and are often broken fairly shortly after they are set.""
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October 2007 - Synthetic Identity Fraud: A Growing Trend In ID Theft
"Most consumers think of identity theft as a financial related event including their credit and debit cards, checking and savings accounts, and/or their personal, student, auto or home loans."
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August 2007 - A New School Year Brings More Opportunities for ID Theft
"As the school year begins in many areas of the country during the next few weeks, I was reminded of how children can become victims of identity theft – as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has estimated that about 400,000 children have their identities stolen each year."
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June 2007 - ID Theft Is Bigger Than The Headlines
"Since February 2005 – when the watershed ChoicePoints data breach event took place – there have been over 450 data breaches (that we know of) affecting over 140 million records containing sensitive customer and employee information."
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March 2007 - The Difference Between ID Theft Insurance and an ID Theft Program
"There have been some recent news articles questioning why an individual consumer would or should purchase an identity theft insurance policy."
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December 2006 - A Resolution You'll Want To Keep
"If you’re like me, then you know how the end of each year brings out the best intentions in all of us. Every year, I take inventory of the past 12 months, plan how I’m going to better my life and then charge forward with some ironclad New Year’s resolutions. No matter how hard I try, however, a few of my resolutions from last year always seem to end up on this year’s list."
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October 2006 - A New Perspective On Identity Theft
"While I knew identity (ID) theft could happen to me, I always believed that my odds of becoming a victim were small; after all, helping businesses and consumers protect themselves from ID theft is my business. When both my wife and I became victims of ID theft on three separate occasions in the last three years, however, I came to the conclusion that our personal information and the information of every consumer is not as secure as we may think."
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July 2006 - Eliminating the Threat of Identity Theft? A Modern Fairy Tale
"Identity theft is a serious crime with damaging consequences: loss of credit, problems obtaining a loan, renting an apartment, constant calls from bill collectors… the list goes on. Victims of identity theft often spend more than 100 hours making phone calls and filing documents in an effort to repair the damage."
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