Identity Theft Tops US Consumer Complaints
Every year the Federal Trade Commission collects data on consumer complaints in the United States. For the 14th consecutive year identity theft is once again at the top of the chart of most reported consumer complaints. According to the FTC consumers lost $1.6 billion due to various forms of ID theft. From a total of 2 million complaints filed to FTC, law enforcement agencies and consumer complaint agencies 290,000 (or 14%) were…
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How To Prevent Identity Theft
The crime that is becoming common day by day is identity theft. The rate of this crime is reported to have been increasing every year. It involves stealing one’s personal information and making the wrong use of it. Some identity thieves may get access to bank account numbers and make use of the money deposited. Many can also use others personal information in committing many crimes, which results in the punishment…
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