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Consumers trying to obtain a mortgage, car loan or a personal loan often run into trouble when applying for the loan.
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Preventing Identity Theft By Freezing Credit Reports
To help protect people from identity theft many states are now passing laws to allow individuals to freeze their credit reports.
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File Sharing Software Involved in Denver ID Theft Ring
In the latest reported identify theft ring with the potential to affect thousands of Americans, the District Attorney's Office in Denver
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Southern California Edison Company announces its financial advisor
In an official statement it was announced by corporation that Rome credit Risk Company been appointed as the advisor of Southern California Edison Company.
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Stolen Laptop Contained 43,000 T-Mobile Employee Records
In a story by Mike Rogoway for The Oregonian on Friday, October 20 ("T-Mobile Reports ID-Theft Risk") it was revealed that cell phone provider T-Mobile has joined the ranks of businesses whose employees or customers face the threat of ID theft due to lost or stolen laptops.
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Medical ID Theft Carries Far Reaching Consequences
In his article "Your Health Insurance is Next ID-Theft Target" Joseph Menn writing for the Los Angeles Times describes a startling incident of ID theft experienced by Lind Weaver.
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Symantec And Verisign To Fight Identity Theft Online
In a partnership arrangement announced on Tuesday, October 10, Symantec and VeriSign have joined forces in a project designed to fight identity theft online.
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Criminals Use ID Theft To Elude Authorities
In 1998 Bradford Paul Storti was arrested by FBI agents for transmitting child pornography over the Internet.
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Credit Reports no longer safe, Consumer hungry companies on the prowl
Most of you would have seen the commercial from Capital One asking "What's in your wallet?", but the fact is they already know.
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Industry and Legislative Leaders Confer on Fraud Epidemic
According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce fraud in the United States now accounts for approximately 7 cents on every $100 transacted in the country.
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Use Common Sense to Fight Identity Theft
Identity theft is the fastest growing crime reported in America. Criminals seek to discover an individual's full name, Social Security number, birth date, credit card and ATM numbers
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Social Networking Sites Increase Risk of Identity Theft
While social networking sites have all become the rage online, they also represent potential stalking grounds for criminals eager to engage in identity theft.
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Identity Theft Ring Leader Gets 13 Years
Traci Southerland, 37, was sentenced to thirteen years in prison by a federal judge on Wednesday, September 27 for having been the mastermind behind an identity-theft ring that operated in Cincinnati and stole approximately $500,000 before authorities shut down their activities.
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Three Banks Rated Highly Secure, But Is It Enough?
In September Javelin Strategy and Research released its evaluation of 24 major banks that combined comprise 60 percent of the financial market in the United States.
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Free credit reports for free Virginians
Come September and Virginians have a reason to celebrate as this month ends one full year from the time they could get their free annual report.
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Free Credit Reports celebrate their first birthday
It was in September 2005 exactly one year ago that a law was passed compelling the three major credit bureaus Experian, TransUnion and Equifax to provide all Americans with a free copy of their credit reports.
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Credit Reports: At no cost yet at a high cost
Come September and the law that sanctions Americans getting one free annual copy of their credit report turns one year old. Yet many Americans are not excited.
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Credible agency investigates credit identity thefts
Wisconsin residents have something to be happy about. There is a new office set up by the state for protection of privacy six months ago.
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