‘Identity Theft Risk’ Archive

How to Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

Identity Theft occurs when someone wrongfully uses your personal identification to obtain credit, loans, services, even rentals and mortgages in your name. They may even commit crimes while impersonating you!
Identity Theft is a frightening and [...]

Minimize your Risk of Identity Theft

Identity theft is a serious crime that is on the rise. It occurs when your personal information is stolen and used without your knowledge to commit fraud or other crimes. You can’t guarantee that your identity will never be stolen, but you can minimize your risk by safeguarding your personal information and paying attention to [...]

Identity Theft Prevention – Protect Your Identity Against Theft

Did you know that identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the U.S. with over 9 million people victimized annually? If you are a victim of identity theft, you may lose the ability to get and use credit cards, loans, and even the most basic services such as phone service and television. You could [...]

Identity Theft Victim

Your wallet is missing. Thousands of dollars have been charged to your credit cards, your checking account is empty, and loans you never took out appear on your credit report. What happened? You’ve been a victim of identity theft. – an increasingly common and inventive crime. Victimizing nearly 10 million Americans in 2008 at [...]

Office Copiers Pose Identity Theft Risk

Not only are we vulnerable to spam, phishing, hacking, dumpster diving, worms, rootkits, viruses, botnets, internal data thefts, and a host of other threats, but experts now warn of a new, unseen threat–copy machines. That’s right. The same copier that you’ve been using to duplicate your tax returns, expense claims, student records, health insurance forms, [...]