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Consumer Lessons from the Celebrity Hacking Scandal

Identity theft can have massive negative effects on millions of people nationwide every year, but today, even many victims who are …

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Lose Your Social Security Card? Here's What to Do.

Most people know which documents contain sensitive information and require special care. But do you know what to do if you lose your Social Security card …

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Newspaper Boy Identity Theft

A Massachusetts man was recently arraigned in connection with a massive identity theft scheme that ripped off numerous people for at least …

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Tax Identity Theft

Criminals are always looking for new twists to get consumers to give up their identifying information, and now some seem …

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5 Ways to Protect Your Mail From Identity Thieves

Your mail carrier may soon get Saturdays off, but identity thieves never rest. The U.S. Postal Service has announced that …

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12.6 Million Reasons ID theft Matters

If you still believe identity theft is a marketing gimmick, it’s time to take a look at the Federal Trade …

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How Identity Theft Can Kill a Small Business

Identity theft is on the rise again, hitting a 3-year high and producing one new victim every three seconds in …

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The Dangers of Not Checking Your Credit Report

For so many of us, checking our credit reports is probably not at the top of the to-do list (unless …

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Medical ID Theft

These days, consumers may pay a lot of attention to the ways in which they face potential problems related to …

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Tax Identity Theft

In just the past few years, more experts both within government agencies and outside them have noticed how troublesome instances …

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