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 Online
Identity theft is not only committed online but is also stolen in the real world out of trash bins. Yes, the trash bins are a big source of stealing identity. This is because the thieves are aware that many people do not take care when cleaning up their drawers and they throw away all the past bills and statements without thinking twice. This is the traditional way of stealing identity…
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