Whether you want to realize it or not, identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States today. All of us, no matter how careful, can become victims of identity theft. In 2007 there were seventy nine million credit card and Social Security Number thefts according to major news media investigations. In fact, it was determined every three seconds another identity is stolen. That was an increase of four million additional people over the previous years statistics, that had their identity or financial information compromised.Anyone with a Social Security number and assets to loose should be concerned with identity theft. Unfortunately, a common belief by many people is they assume they have nothing significant for thief’s to take advantage of. Bear in mind criminals are much better than you are at making use of your information. For example; there is credit card theft where someone steals your credit card and runs up charges. Identity theft is where someone steals your personal information (social security number, date of birth, name, etc.) and uses your identity to open a new line of credit, gain employment or even establish citizenship.You must realize […]

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