As per reports from the Identity Theft Resource Center, college students are made the easiest targets for thieves. Statistics reveal nearly a quarter of all identity theft complaints coming from people who are between 18 and 20 years of age. This is the world of technology with more cons than pros, where credit card skimmers,...
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Identity Fraud Hits a Stage of Inflection – Essentials to Know About Identity Theft
Identity fraud in the year 2015 hadn’t changed substantially and the total number of vulnerable victims remained steady at 14.1 million. The total fraud amount dropped slightly to $15 billion. This stability sets a mask on some of the major changes in fraud in America. As EMV becomes more omnipresent, identity theft at physical stores...
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Is Identity Theft Insurance a Scam?
People have become more and more aware of their personal data and information being breached and misused. Following these outrageous incidents about identity theft and bank accounts being stripped off that all of us hear from time to time, people have started to resort to any protection means available. It is all very common, and...
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7 Ways Identity Theft Happens
Stealing someone’s identity is not a new crime, but in the digital age personal data allows criminals to open bank accounts, order goods online, or take out credit in someone else’s name. Although every case is different, there are 7 main ways in which identity theft happens. 1) Stolen Wallet The most low-tech type of...
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Protecting Your Financial Assets
At this age, it can seem like everyone is after your money. The Federal Government raises its taxes on the public every year, while identity theft continues to be a huge problem online. Even the number of thefts that have been occurring in homes has been increasing due to the financial pressures that people face...