Deter – Detect – Defend Against Identity Theft
In the course of a busy day, you may write a check at the grocery store, charge tickets to a ball game, rent a car, mail your tax returns, change service providers for your cell phone, or apply for a credit card. Chances are you don’t give these everyday transactions a second thought. But an identity thief does.
Identity theft is a serious crime. People whose identities have been stolen can spend months or years and thousands of dollars cleaning up the mess the thieves have made of a good name and credit record. In the meantime, victims of identity theft may lose job opportunities, be refused loans for education, housing, or cars, and even get arrested for crimes they didn’t commit. Humiliation, anger, and frustration are among the feelings victims experience as they navigate the process of rescuing their identity.
Working with other government agencies and organizations, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has produced this booklet to help you remedy the effects of an identity theft. It describes what steps to take, your legal rights, how to handle specific problems you may encounter on the way to clearing your name, and what to watch for in the future.
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See what identity …
See what identity theft is and what service you need and why!! See my videos!!
Data bases is most …
Data bases is most likely your enemy. Even the websites or companies that offer your protection in exhange for YOUR INFORMATION!!! Think about it…
One of the reasons …
One of the reasons Identity Theft is so easy is due to the fact that our information is already on public records available to any John or Jane Doe. We are also using old age technology in today’s new technology times. Such as currently having regular written numbers on credit cards and other important documents. What we should be using instead something like Bar Codes. As it would make it much harder for ID thief’s getting a hold of our Account Numbers and our Social Security Numbers.
The sad thing is …
The sad thing is that it can take years and thousands of dollars for a victim to repair their credit and their good name, but the ID thief can move on to the next victim very easily.
You can find it on …
You can find it on the Federal Trade Commission’s website. Go to FTC (dot) gov, and then search on “video” and “identity”
does anybody know …
does anybody know when this video was made?
Here is how you can …
Here is how you can tell if it’s a Scam…
Do they tell you to use wire transfer services or to cash a check?
Is it unsolicited?
Asking for personal information?from overseas? Spam Emails? 2 good to be true??
Block phone numbers
If yes, it’s a scam!!!
Thanks for that …
Thanks for that video clip. learn more tips on how scammers use identity theft from my video.