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Identity Theft Resource Center
Identity theft occurs when someone steals personal information (often a Social Security number) from an individual, and subsequently impersonates that individual. It is one of today?s fastest-growing crimes...

FTC report shows fewer Washington consumers reporting ID theft
The Federal Trade Commission released its annual fraud and identity theft report today. Washington slipped down the ranks to 13th in the nation for identity theft complaints per capita last year ...

New Protections Against Identity Theft
Also worth checking out-- the Final Rules relating to Identity Theft Red Flags, recently published in the Federal Register. Requiring financial instututions and creditors to set up identity theft protection programs, the rules were adopted under the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA)...

Events #1: An "Identity Theft" Program at Rider University in Central NJ
Secure a Space at Identity Theft Presentation Rider University?s Center for Business Forensics (CBF) will host a free seminar focusing on the major issues surrounding identity theft and fraud...

Different Types of Identity Theft
Lita Epstein of Walletpop has an excellent post on Protecting Your Identity - Understand The Types of Identity Theft. We highly recommend this particular article and this site in general...

IRS opens hotline for identity theft victims
The IRS now has a toll-free number to assist identity theft victims. The new IRS Identity Protection Specialized Unit will mark affected accounts so that identity theft issues may be resolved more quickly.

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