From October 31, 2007
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Consumers Nationwide Get Access to Powerful Identity Theft ...
Earthtimes - London,UK
"Consumers across the country now have the power to put the freeze on one of the worst forms of identity theft," said Jeannine Kenney, Senior Policy Analyst ...
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Identity Theft Expert and Speaker on Personal Security: Studies ...
TransWorldNews (press release) - Monroe,GA,USA
But elsewhere, research into heretofore-closed United States Secret Service cases suggested that identity theft stemming from low-tech crime is on the wane. ...
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Probe measures ID theft potential
Kentucky.com - Lexington,KY,USA
By Jack Brammer And Shawntaye Hopkins ID theft facts With 1766 Kentuckians victims of identity theft in 2006, that's 42 victims per 100000 people. ...
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Follow steps to stop identity theft in its tracks
The Olympian - Olympia,WA,USA
Identity theft is one of the fastest-growing crimes in the nation. In fact, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 9.3 million Americans were ...
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FBI Agent: ID Theft A Part Of Life Today
Harrisonburg Daily News Record - Harrisonburg,VA,USA
But in a day when one in 27 Americans are victims of identity theft, Welch has learned to take precautions. "I've gotten very particular on shredding ...
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Feds require financial institutions to create identity theft system
Forbes - NY,USA
The rule requires institutions to create 'reasonable policies and procedures' for detecting and preventing identity theft. The procedures must be sensitive ...
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Hard as it may be to believe, the Internet is not the hotbed of Identity theft many suggest, or at least as popular myth would lead one to think. ...

From October 30, 2007
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Identity Theft Concerns
WYMT - Hazard,KY,USA
Officials are warning for a high risk for identity theft. Experts say you should always make sure you ask how a business destroys personal records, ...
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Heard jurors told about identity theft allegations
Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth,TX,USA
Inside the truck, officials found an enormous amount of identity theft materials. Over the past two days, Secret Service agents and detectives have told ...
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Air Force Sergeants Association Selects LifeLock as Identity Theft ...
Business Wire (press release) - San Francisco,CA,USA
AFSA will offer LifeLock's identity theft prevention service as an additional benefit offered to members and their families. "We are pleased to welcome the ...
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Seminar on identity-theft prevention set
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, along with a Phoenix-based not-for-profit company, will hold a free seminar on identity-theft prevention Nov. ...
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From October 29, 2007
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Sign up now for credit freeze
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
A freeze restricts your ability to apply for new credit while it is in effect, but it is an excellent deterrent to identity theft. ...
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Halloween Spam: Trick Or Identity Theft Treat?
Portal IT - Bucharest,Romania
Users might end up as victims of identity theft. The spam campaign promises recipients a $250 gift card if they click one on the links included in the mail ...
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Guard against identity theft, learn the signs
St. George Daily Spectrum - St. George,UT,USA
CEDAR CITY -- What does it really mean to be a victim of fraud or identify theft? Well, for starters, it can mean thousands of dollars in bank debt that the ...
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Downloading P2P networks risks identity theft
Daily Vidette - Normal,IL,USA
For an identity thief, the only issue is knowing how to go online through these P2P networks and take the information you want. "We've created a culture and ...
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Identity theft has Bears in a bind
Chicago Tribune - United States
A few weeks ago, Adam Archuleta wondered out loud what the Bears' identity was. Getting run over by Minnesota's Adrian Peterson will make a guy confront ...
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Don't fall prey to identity theft
Bartlesville Examiner Enterprise - Bartlesville,OK,USA
A consumer complaint to the Federal Trade Commission reveals an unfortunate occurrence of identity theft — "Last week I noticed that I was getting products ...
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Identity theft has never been as rampant as what we experien
Pretoria Rekord - Pretoria,South Africa
Aside from protecting your personal information online though, note that identity theft is also rampant offline. Some criminals are even reported looking ...
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INTERNET LAW - Cellphones a Bigger Threat from Identity Theft than ...
IBLS INTERNET LAW (subscription) - Irvine,CA,USA
Hard as it may be to believe, the Internet is not the hotbed of Identity theft many suggest, or at least as popular myth would lead one to think. ...

From October 28, 2007
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Art.com's Website Hacked; Customers Alerted Of Possible Identity Theft
AHN - USA
"To date, the company is unaware of any unauthorized use of those credit card numbers or any attempted identity theft related to the intrusion," a company ...
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Evidence piles up in theft case
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
They confiscated nine firearms, a revolver's speedloader in a toddler's toy box and evidence of 81 victims of identity theft. Portland Officers Dave Staab ...
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Learn how to prevent child identity theft
Cadillac News - MI, United States
A check of your child's credit should turn up nothing until she turns 18 unless she is a victim of identity theft. To obtain a credit report, ...
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• A case of identity theft
The Oregonian - OregonLive.com - Portland,OR,USA
EUGENE -- If the uniforms weren'ta dead giveaway, one might get USC and Oregon confused today. It is the fifth-ranked Ducks (6-1, 3-1 Pacific-10 Conference) ...
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Tend to your finances as end of year nears
Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
His office recently published a free Identity Theft Repair Kit guide that suggests responses for 13 ID-theft dangers (viewable at www.azag.gov). ...
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From October 27, 2007

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Privacy breach might do no harm
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
They offered free credit monitoring for two years, which I signed up for, and identity theft insurance. Do you recommend that I take any additional measures ...
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Memphis ranks high in identity theft
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
17 on the list of top 50 cities for identity theft, according to Identity Theft Resource Center. Last year, the Federal Trade Commission received 1356 ...
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Ann Arbor Police hit the 'mother lode' in identity theft case
The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com - Ann Arbor,MI,USA
In the largest local identity theft probe in recent memory, Ann Arbor Police arrested a man accused of posing as at least a dozen people to bilk banks ...
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Incest, identity-theft charges added for murder suspect
San Bernardino Sun - San Bernardino,CA,USA
SAN BERNARDINO - A suspected gang member in custody on a 2006 double homicide also has been charged with identity theft and incest, according to court ...
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Pastor turns other cheek on identity theft
FayObserver.com - Fayetteville,NC,USA
Beddingfield, minister of First Baptist Church at 201 Anderson St., is taking that approach toward a man accused of using the pastor's identity to illegally ...
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Facing up to the threat of Facebook identity theft
Blackpool Gazette - Blackpool,England,UK
By Ashley Robinson Facebook users were today warned they are at serious risk of having their identity stolen because they put their personal details on the ...
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From October 26, 2007

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Study Gives Insight Into Identity Theft
WebProNews - Lexington,KY,USA
Just 20 percent of the cases involved non-technological methods for identity theft such as dumpster diving or change of address. ...
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Identity Theft Hits Ohio Valley
WTOV9.com - Steubenville,OH,USA
Two possible cases of identity theft were reported in Belmont County in just two days, with one potential case in Bellaire and the other in St. Clairsville. ...
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Group helps residents put the brakes on identity theft
Milton Daily Standard - Milton,PA,USA
By Andrew Zechman Staff writer LEWISBURG — It isn't as obvious as a bandit riding away in your new car, but the effects of identity theft can be just as, ...
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Identity theft: A new step you can take to freeze out scammers
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (subscription) - Milwaukee,WI,USA
... said in the article that freezing your credit is sort of "extreme" and is often a good option for people that have problems with identity theft already. ...
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Your Vonage Account At Risk To Identity Theft, Eavesdropping and ...
Dslreports - USA
VoIP security firm Sipera Systems yesterday issued several security advisories saying Vonage VoIP service was vulnerable to spoofing, eavesdropping, ...
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Global bid to beat identity theft
ABC Online - Australia
"You can use that characteristic very effectively to authenticate the identity of people, particularly people using call centre services over the telephone, ...
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Survey: Pittsburgh ranks 47th for identity theft
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Pittsburgh ranked 47th of 50 cities when it comes to risk for identity theft, according to findings released Thursday by the Identity Theft Resource Center ...
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From October 25, 2007
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MetLife Auto & Home(R) to Provide Identity Theft Resolution ...
WELT ONLINE - Germany
The Identity Theft resolution services feature has been a popular product enhancement for MetLife Auto & Home since it became the first national insurer to ...
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Identity theft costs an average of $31K
VNUNet.com - UK
The average cost of identity theft and resulting fraud in cases solved by the US Secret Service over a six-year period was more than $31000, according to a ...
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Equifax to start file freezes Oct. 31
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
All three freeze credit reports for free in cases of identity theft. Equifax, which charges $4.95 to $12.95 for a credit monitoring service, will add $2 to ...
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DENNIS LANANE: Protecting against identity theft
Anderson Herald Bulletin - Anderson,IN,USA
Do you know how to protect yourself from identity theft? At the October Triad meeting Dan Skinner gave some very informative tips on how protect yourself ...
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Federal government to tackle identity theft in Canada »»
The Independent Online - Brighton,Ontario,Canada
"By introducing Criminal Code amendments, our government will be giving police the tools to better protect Canadians by stopping identity theft activity ...
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Kentucky man arrested in LP identity theft case; Secret Service ...
Lake Placid News - Lake Placid,NY,USA
Her account was reimbursed this week, but Thompson said the investigation into just how extensive Mylor's identity theft operation and what his motivation ...
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Survey: Boston ranks 40th for identity theft
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
Boston is the 40th worst-ranked city when it comes to risk for identity theft, according to findings released Tuesday by the Identity Theft Resource Center ...
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From October 24, 2007

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Identity theft becoming a major problem
Tiger Weekly - Baton Rouge,LA,USA
In a letter sent to Tiger Weekly and The Daily Reveille, Brian D. Voss, LSU Chief Information Officer, said that the potential exposure to identity theft ...
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Students being trained how to avoid identity theft
Deseret News - Salt Lake City,UT,USA
Now he wants to empower students with awareness and ways to avoid identity theft. In the past three years, in a program sponsored by Qwest, ...
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Facebook users at risk of ID theft
Channel 4 News - London,UK
Facebook users are putting themselves at serious risk of identity theft, they have been warned. Posting just a handful of personal details on the website ...
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Woman looking for insurance coverage fears identity theft
AZFamily - Phoenix,AZ,USA
By Gary Harper / 3 On Your Side When a Valley mom thought someone stole her identity, she tried to fix the problem on her own. But when she couldn't, ...
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Identity Theft Gets The Wrong Person Arrested
NewsChannel5.com - Nashville,TN,USA
... but her social security number and appearance did not. King said she doesn't know how her identity was stolen, but remembers losing her wallet a decade ago!
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More Identity Theft In Mobile Phones, Computers Than On Internet
AHN - USA
According to Javelin Strategy & Research Inc., identity theft costs US business and consumers about $49.3 billion in 2006. The center has been working with ...
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Dumped Mortgage Files Invite Identity Theft
Wall Street Journal - USA
Privacy experts say this sort of mishap -- which leaves borrowers vulnerable to identity theft -- is a growing concern in the mortgage industry. ...
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7 On Your Side Falls Prey To Identity Theft
abc7news.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
We've been investigating an unusual case of identity theft, and the victim is 7 On Your Side. We got ripped off and so did ABC7NEWS.COM, as well as others. ...
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From October 23, 2007

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Freezing Credit Could Help Protect Identity
WFSB - Hartford,CT,USA
While countless Americans fall victim to identity theft every year, few know of a cost-effective way to easily protect their personal information. ...
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Attorney General Warns Against Jury Duty Identity Theft Scam
MyFox Austin - USA
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is warning Texans about an ID theft tric, disguised as a jury duty summons over the phone. In the scam, victims receive ...
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Scary stats on identity theft
Chicago Daily Southtown - Chicago,IL,USA
Dear Readers: Here are some scary stats about identity theft and check fraud, from the folks at the American Bankers Association, citing a survey of more ...
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ID theft woman stung for £17000
Peterborough Evening Telegraph - Peterborough,England,UK
She added: "The only good thing was that I had taken out insurance against personal identity theft with a company called CPP. The company was brilliant, ...
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Identity Theft: Costs More, Tech Less
InformationWeek - Manhasset,NY,USA
With the help of a Secret Service case review, a Utica College study finds the median actual dollar loss for identity theft victims was $31356. ...
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New Federal Legislation Would Top List of Major Events Shaping ...
Emediawire (press release) - Ferndale,WA,USA
Data protection and identity theft response leader Kroll's Fraud Solutions highlights five events that put America's fastest-growing crime on the map. ...
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CTA worker accused of identity theft
Chicago Tribune - United States
By Angela Rozas | Tribune staff reporter October 23, 2007 A Chicago Transit Authority employee was charged with felony identity theft after she allegedly ...
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The 411: How many in Elgin hit by identity theft?
The Courier News - Elgin,IL,USA
Answer: Elgin Police Department public information Officer Ann Dinges said records show 203 reported incidents of identity theft this year through September ...
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From October 22, 2007

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Lee County court records invite ID theft
The News-Press - Fort Myers,FL,USA
Security experts warn that Social Security numbers can be used for identity theft. Efforts are under way by the Florida Legislature and Lee County Clerk of ...
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Big Steps Forward on California Identity Theft Laws This Year--But ...
California Progress Report - Oakland,CA,USA
But the first two are real-life identity theft nightmares. It was truly that easy to get someone else’s social security number. What gives? ...
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FBI issues identity theft warning
Pahrump Valley Times - Pahrump,NV,USA
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has issued a warning regarding a jury duty scam leading to identity theft. The recent surge is being perpetrated by ...
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Email Error; Potential Source For Identity Theft
NewsChannel5.com - Nashville,TN,USA
TDOT was trying to reward them, but instead revealed them to a world wide web of potentially dangerous identity thieves. "We're taking it very seriously. ...
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Identity Theft Study Conducted In Conjunction With Utica College
WKTV - Utica,NY,USA
Utica College students and faculty have teamed up with members of the United States Secret Service to put together a unique study on identity theft. ...
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Event set to help prevent identity theft
The Newark Advocate - Newark,OH,USA
NEWARK -- To help residents of Licking County learn how to prevent identity theft, First Federal and Ohio Mobile Shredding are sponsoring an Identity Theft ...
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From October 21, 2007

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Anger over theft of taxman's computer
The Observer - UK
Hundreds of investors who have been put at risk of identity theft after a laptop containing their personal data was stolen from HM Revenue and Customs at ...
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Secret Service investigating Shepherdsville man for ID theft
WAVE - Louisville,KY,USA
He was arraigned in Bullitt County court Friday morning on nine felony charges, including identity theft. Police say Mylor, 45, used his computer skills and ...
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Identity Thieves, Methods More Diverse
Wall Street Journal - USA
By CHRISTOPHER CONKEY WASHINGTON -- As government agencies, schools and many businesses ponder how to combat identity theft, a new research project is ...
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From Oct 20, 2007
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Identity Theft Victim Says Proposed Bill Is A Good First Step
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania), introduced the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007, which proposes adding protections for consumers who ...
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New study to comb Secret Service ID-theft case files
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
"CIMIP was interested in filling gaps in the knowledge about identity theft and believed that an exploratory study of law enforcement cases with an identity ...
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Phila. man arrested in identity-theft cases
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Detective Ken Michvech said Gillis was charged with multiple counts of identity theft, forgery, theft, receiving stolen property and other offenses. ...
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Powerful new weapon to prevent identity theft - even if you're not ...
BloggingStocks - USA
It's not only a good idea to prevent identity theft, it's also a way to make you think before opening up a new credit account. If you're having trouble ...
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Editorial: Preventing identity theft through Facebook
Virginia Tech Collegiate Times Online Edition - Blacksburg,VA,USA
... but according to VTPD Community Outreach officer Geoff Allen, even seemingly innocent pieces of information can lead to identity theft. ...
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Bullitt man charged with identity theft
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
The Sheriff’s office began receiving phone calls this week about identity-theft cases that had been traced to the county, Detective Scott McGaha said. ...
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Credit unions, banks unveil identity theft-fighting Web site
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The group of Oregon lenders that fights identity theft has launched a Web site that could help catch more purveyors of fraud. ...
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Inoculating business against identity theft
In Business Las Vegas - Henderson,NV,USA
By Nicole Lucht / Staff Writer It's pretty well known that individuals need to be worried about identity theft. But what about businesses? ...
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From Oct 19, 2007

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Identity Theft Victim Says Proposed Bill Is A Good First Step
CRN - Manhasset,NY,USA
Arlen Specter (R-Pennsylvania), introduced the Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007, which proposes adding protections for consumers who ...
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New study to comb Secret Service ID-theft case files
Computerworld - Framingham,MA,USA
"CIMIP was interested in filling gaps in the knowledge about identity theft and believed that an exploratory study of law enforcement cases with an identity ...
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Phila. man arrested in identity-theft cases
Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
Detective Ken Michvech said Gillis was charged with multiple counts of identity theft, forgery, theft, receiving stolen property and other offenses. ...
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Powerful new weapon to prevent identity theft - even if you're not ...
BloggingStocks - USA
It's not only a good idea to prevent identity theft, it's also a way to make you think before opening up a new credit account. If you're having trouble ...
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Editorial: Preventing identity theft through Facebook
Virginia Tech Collegiate Times Online Edition - Blacksburg,VA,USA
... but according to VTPD Community Outreach officer Geoff Allen, even seemingly innocent pieces of information can lead to identity theft. ...
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Bullitt man charged with identity theft
Louisville Courier-Journal - Louisville,KY,USA
The Sheriff’s office began receiving phone calls this week about identity-theft cases that had been traced to the county, Detective Scott McGaha said. ...
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Credit unions, banks unveil identity theft-fighting Web site
Bizjournals.com - Charlotte,NC,USA
The group of Oregon lenders that fights identity theft has launched a Web site that could help catch more purveyors of fraud. ...
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Inoculating business against identity theft
In Business Las Vegas - Henderson,NV,USA
By Nicole Lucht / Staff Writer It's pretty well known that individuals need to be worried about identity theft. But what about businesses? ...
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From Oct 18, 2007
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From Oct 17, 2007
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US ID theft bill seeks redress for victims
Register - London,England,UK
By John Leyden → More by this author Senators on both sides of the House have backed a bill that would allow American victims of identity theft to seek ...
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Mount Rainier man pleads guilty to identity theft
Baltimore Sun - United States
By a Sun reporter 7:53 AM EDT, October 17, 2007 A Mount Rainier man pleaded guilty yesterday to aggravated identity theft in a scheme to assume the identity ...
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Two charged in identity theft case
Lexington Dispatch - Lexington,NC,USA
The Davidson County Sheriff's Office charged two men with identity theft after finding them at a checkpoint at Old Salisbury Road and York Hill Access on ...
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Dog Walker Indicted In Identity Theft Scam
North Country Gazette - Chestertown,NY,USA
MANHATTAN—A 34-year-old dog walker has been indicted for stealing $51278 from an 84-year-old Upper West Side woman in an identity theft scam. ...
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AZ Leads Nation In Identity Theft
KOLD-TV - Tucson,AZ,USA
Arizona continues to lead the nation in the number of identity theft complaints, according to the latest figures from the Federal Trade Commission reported ...
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WAFF 48 Investigators find your credit card receipts, averting ...
WAFF - Huntsville,AL,USA
An identity theft crisis has been halted. Welcome to what was once Copeland's of New Orleans, where you can use any one of your credit cards. ...
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What do criminals know about you?
Guardian Unlimited - UK
We certainly need a new approach as well-insured banks don't take identity theft very seriously, and criminals are getting sophisticated. ...
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South Jeffco Town Hall - identity theft
YourHub.com - Denver,CO,USA
Preventing Identity Theft will be the major topic of discussion. There is no charge, and community members are encouraged to attend. ...
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From Oct 16, 2007
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Leahy, Specter Introduce Bill to Add and Toughen Penalties for ...
Earthtimes - London,UK
today introduced the bipartisan Identity Theft Enforcement and Restitution Act of 2007 to give federal prosecutors important new tools to combat the growing ...
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Mortgage Office Manager Charged With Identity Theft and Grand Larceny
New York Times - United States
They were charged with identity theft, grand larceny and scheming to defraud. The suspects had no listed telephone numbers and could not be reached for ...
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Gilford police offer info on identity theft
Laconia Citizen - Laconia,NH,USA
"Identity theft is not (isolated) to Gilford, it's everywhere," explained Gilford Detective Sgt. Kris Kelley. Kelley explained that in light of the ...