itsmrjinjin2u0_o asked:


We own a little resturant and it was broken into last night. A couple hundred dollars was stolen, but what I am worry about is that we have alot of bank statements and resturant information that we have at the resturant. All of these information was on the ground and all over the place when we got to the resturant in this morning. Should we worry about identity theft because there was alot of these letters and I dont even know if some was even taken. How do should we fix this if our identity in exposed?

Norman

Kaydell asked:


How can you protect yourself from identity-theft?

Ricky

Maria L asked:


can someone steal my identity with my address,phone number,name and birth date or do they need more information?how do i keep myself safe from identity theft?how do i get access to a free credit report?

Monica

Keyla asked:


identity theft?
Okayy My mom has Dsl On AT&T she has our phone and internet on it well we use to live next door and we moved next door plz dont ask, And we swiched our phone my mom has great credit!!

My aunt moved next door shes doesnt have papers and we do well she has bad credit she called and ssaid she wa my mom and made a line up well she always got our mail today my mom got it and she found a letter.
It said she owes $1,000 in another phone line that was never mad they gave her the number and it was my aunts or was. What can my mom do???
And i know if she calls the number what will they do?
PLZ help ASAP cause my mom is giving them till friday to pay and if they dont shes calling the cops can she do that???

Bonnie

lanena423 asked:


I have an unusual name and it so happens that in a phone directory search my name shows up with an address near my workplace. I live almost 2 hours from my job. That person also same age as me. Is there any way of finding out if in fact there was identity theft?

Eleanor

bucknut71 asked:


I have to do a research paper for school. I chose to do mine on identity theft. It needs to be argumentitive. Can anyone give me ideas for a subtopic on identity theft? The topic itself is too large. Any areas of identity theft that concerns you the most?

Theodore

shica_cutie asked:


I am trying to get examples of how identity theft can be halted or weakened by the use of some type of computer system or software.

Claude

Fatdude427 asked:


Are there any cautionary measures that one may take to help ensure that one doesn’t become a victim of identity theft?

Why has identity theft become so widespread today?

Have you or has anyone you love become the victim of identity theft?

Tyrone

Michelle Oaks asked:


theft is a huge problem and as the economy has gotten worse so has identity theft. There has never been a time when it was more important to protect yourself from identity theft than now.

You may be wondering how you can protect yourself but first I think you should understand How bad identity theft has really become.

Here are some scary facts about identity theft – what is now the fastest-growing crime in the nation:

· There have been over 9 million victims a year for two years running

(Better Business Bureau and Javelin Strategy & Research, January 2005)

· Identity theft has been the top consumer complaint to FTC five years in a row

(Federal Trade Commission, National and State Trends in Fraud and Identity Theft, February 1, 2005)

??????· Identity theft has claimed over 30 million victims in past five years

(Federal Trade Commission, 2003 and Better Business Bureau, 2005)

WOW! Identity theft has become a nationwide problem with millions of victims of all ages.

Here is a fact that will probably surprise you. In 2003, nearly 7 million people became victims of identity theft in the previous 12 months. That breaks down to around 19,178 per day, 799 per hour, and 13.3 per minute.

It is a fact, according to the US Department of Justice, that drug trafficking is now being replaced by identity theft as the number one crime. This affects all of us in one way or another.

Either you, or someone you know becomes a victim of identity theft.

AND, identity theft causes stores and credit card company to raise prices and their rates, respectively.

So what does this mean? We all pay for identity theft in some way so we all need to protect ourselves and our loved ones and we need to be sure to report as soon as possible anyone that we suspect of trying to steal someone’s identity.

Although identity theft scams most often happen over the phone you need to be careful where-ever you are. They could contact you online, over the phone or even come to your door.

Be sure to provide the police with any pertinent information that you may have. Time, location, what the person looked like, sounded like, caller id information, what type of vehicle-kind, color, year, distinguishing marks on the person or their vehicle, etc.

For many people it will probably take hundreds of hours, and an average of $1,000, just to recover from ID theft. Even worse is that in some innocent victims have ended up in prison because identity thieves have been committing crimes in their names. Thus, the victim then ends up being victimized twice.

Now hopefully this has shown you why identity theft prevention is so important. We want to help you to protect yourself from this awful nightmare. We have an excellent resource to help you to protect yourself so that you never need worry about becoming a victim of identity theft. Find out about the different ways that these scammers will use to steal your identity and how you can protect yourself from them.

Now, if you would like to find out more about how identity thieves can steal your identity from you in the first place then please send a blank email to .

identity-theft-facts@freeautobot.com



Ben

(-; asked:


I need some tips and steps to take to ensure or at least help in the prevention of Identity Theft.

Thank you for your help.

Juan