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Medical Identity Theft Victims - Options - Consequences
Most of the time, when someone finds they are the victim of a fraudulent scam, whether it is to steal their money or their financial identity, there is something they can do. They can contact the appropriate authorities, place credit holds on their personal reports, and even take legal steps against the perpetrator. It’s a [...]
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Kansas City winding trail identity theft
2 Men Allowed Into Home to Install Satellite TV turns into Identity Theft
In Kansas City, Kansas three people were charged with wire fraud in May, 2008 in a criminal complaint filed by federal agents who described how they followed a winding paper trail of false names, addresses, Social Security numbers, credit cards and bank accounts. [...] -
This FTC Official has a Solution to Identity Theft
These comments were made by Alan Mercer, of the Federal Trade Commission and he titled his comments; Private Sector Use of SSNs. Once again, we hear some straight talk from an FTC official:
The use of Social Security Numbers has become the de facto standard for personal identification despite intended restrictions upon its use. [...] -
Child Identity Theft
When a child is born, a parent may apply for a Social Security number for that child. A child’s Social Security number is very much sought after by identity thieves. The child identity thief could be a family member (uncle, aunt cousin), another adult who has access and is allowed in your home, someone who [...]


