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[Topeka Capital-Journal - Local] Tips to avoid identity theft | CJOnline.com: Although it's important to protect your identity throughout the year, tax season is one time that identity thieves are out in full force, looking to take advantage of Americans not safeguarding their personal information. And even as the IRS believes that online tax filing will increase 20 percent in 2010, Americans still collect paperwork during the year that contains personal information that can be the equivalent to gold for identity thieves.

[CBS MoneyWatch.com RSS] Identity Theft Protection: What to Do Now - CBS MoneyWatch.com: Bookmark this seven-step plan so you can take fast and effective action if you become an identity theft victim. Javelin president James Van Dyke predicts the numbers will stay high “until more people are fully employed and economic pressures lessen.” Because identity thieves come out in droves during the holiday season, as MoneyWatch blogger Kathy Kristof points out, .

[Identity Theft Daily News] Health Care Fraud Worsened Last Year - Javelin Strategy and ...: Derek Beckwith » Informing victims of identity theft · while the report has good information, it is not "actionable." We suggest that you investigate .Derek Beckwith » Password best practices: Why your company's data privacy is at .

[BBB News] Reducing Junk Mail Can Help Prevent Identity Theft - BBB News Center: A Javelin Strategy and Research survey on ID theft finds almost ten million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2009, at a loss of $48 billion. According to Connecticut Better Business Bureau President, Paulette Scarpetti, a growing number of such cases are the result of stolen mail.

[CreditReport.com: Newsletter Archives] CreditReport.com: Newsletter Archives » Identity Theft and the Elderly: On average, every 3.2 seconds someone loses their identity.1 Seniors are easy targets for identity theft, and thieves even target the deceased. In 2007, 22% of victims were ages 60 and over.2 According to the Social Security Administration, seniors, the critically ill, and the deceased are appealing identity theft targets because of their significant assets, including their good credit and federal entitlement checks.

[Fight Identity Theft] Everything you Need to Know About Identity Theft : Fight Identity ...: The sooner you discover an incident of abuse, the better. By doing so, you reduce the amount of money that may be stolen and it becomes less difficult to repair the damage.

[Mail Boss Locking Security Mailbox - the Official MailBoss site » Mail Boss Locking Mailbox, secure and durable protection against mail theft and identity theft.] Mail Boss Locking Security Mailbox - the Official MailBoss site ...: Police documents show investigators also found what they believe to be evidence of identity fraud: an Acer Aspire laptop, an Hewlett-Packard Photosmart All-In-One printer, a black nylon bag containing documents and mail, blank checks, bank statements and other financial documents. [...]”

[Wolf Tracking] Identity Theft - are You at Risk?: In 2005, 9.3 million Americans were victims of identity theft according to the Javelin Better Business Bureau survey. 68.2 percent of the cases involved thieves who obtained personal information off-line vs.

[BLACK ENTERPRISE] Identity Theft on Campus - BLACK ENTERPRISE: In 2008, almost 10 million people in the United States discovered they were victims of identity fraud, according to Javelin Strategy & Research, a provider of quantitative research on financial services. Identity theft might be the last .

[Personal Background Check Blog] Experts Make Top 10 Identity Theft Predictions for 2010 ...: Individuals will fall victim to Governmental identity theft after they apply for government assistance and benefits using their own Social Security Numbers (SSNs), leading to complications with government institutions.

[Business Protection] Business Protection » Blog Archive » 5 Tips For Identity Theft ...: Create an emergency identity kit: Would you know how to contact your credit card company in an emergency? Create an emergency kit that contains: your account number, expiration date, issuing company name, and emergency contact number for each card you own.

[Identity Theft Daily News] Confusing and Ineffective Data Breach Regulations Cause Problems ...: As we enter 2010 it is clear that companies andconsumers alike are not being well-served when it comes to handling databreaches. From the viewpoint ofbusinesses, the vague, overlapping, and ineffective patchwork of regulations isnot only difficult to manage, it actually acts as a deterrent to reporting databreaches. 

[Blog Knob Articles] Is ID Theft Insurance Worth The Price? | Blog Knob Articles: When most people think of purchasing identity insurance, they don’t really understand what the limits of identity theft insurance are. No simple policy can prevent you from becoming a victim of identity theft-no one can, despite what some commercials say.

[Mail Boss Locking Security Mailbox - the Official MailBoss site » Mail Boss Locking Mailbox, secure and durable protection against mail theft and identity theft.] Mail Boss Locking Security Mailbox - the Official MailBoss site ...: On average, it takes an individual 330 hours - or the equivalent of eight work weeks - over the course of 4-6 months to repair the damage, according to the non-profit Identity Theft Resource Center. Most of those hours need to occur during the workday, when victims can contact banks, credit bureaus, and other relevant offices.

[www.IdentityTheftBlog.info] Is Javelin's ID Theft Report Misleading? | www.IdentityTheftBlog.info: A new report from Javelin Research is getting attention for its extraordinary claim that data breaches are responsible for only a tiny minority of identity theft cases, compared to lost wallets and other low-tech exposures. But a closer look at Javelin’s numbers casts serious doubt on the company’s conclusions.

[Mbna Credit Card] 5 Tips For Identity Theft Protection: Understand debit card dangers: When it comes to fraud, debit cards carry much greater personal liability than credit cards, depending on how quickly you report the loss of the card. If you fail to report unauthorized use within 60 days of receiving your bank statements, you could lose all the money in the account and be held responsible for the amount of money that has been tapped from your line of credit.

[Personal Background Check Blog] WSJ Column Calls Identity Theft a “Fallacy,” Ignores True Stories ...: An identity theft victim in Kentucky discovered how identity theft can turn landing a dream job into a nightmare after learning that another man shared his name, date of birth, and his social security number – and also had an extensive criminal record that showed up during pre-employment background checks when the identity theft victim tried to get a job.

[Trust Your Lender] Trust Your Lender » Blog Archive » Identity Theft: The identities of an estimated 9.1 million Americans have been stolen by thieves lifting personal information off the Internet or through other means, according to a 2008 survey conducted by Javelin Strategy & Research, a financial services research firm.

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