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Shocking Stat: 10,000 Identity Theft Rings Operating in U.S.

by Credit.com on 11/26/2012

Identity Theft Ring

Identity theft is a very real problem affecting millions of Americans every year, but in a shocking number of cases, …

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by Credit.com on 11/26/2012

Identity Theft Watchdog Scores one for the Consumer

by Credit.com on 09/04/2008

Identitytheft

Betty Ostergren is famous in privacy and identity theft circles as the cantankerous woman behind TheVirginiaWatchdog.com. She became outraged a few years ago when she learned that many government-run online databases in Virginia and around the country post sensitive personal information, including Social Security numbers, home addresses and birth dates, in plain view for any identity thief to steal.

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by Credit.com on 09/04/2008

iPod used in identity theft crime

by Emily Peters on 04/07/2006

An identity thief in San Francisco has been arrested on 53 felony counts of fraud, forgery and other charges after he was discovered carrying stolen records on an iPod. The suspect, Wilson Lee, carrried dozens of stolen tax returns, credit reports and loan applications stored on an iPod and a laptop. In his hotel room, investigators found over 500 personal records.

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by Emily Peters on 04/07/2006

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