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  • How Do Thieves Use Stolen Credit Cards?

    When your credit card is stolen, the thief can do a multitude of things with it. The first and foremost thing a thief might do is immediately purchase something with it, presenting themselves as...

  • How Identity Theft Works

    A thief has many ways to get someone's personal information. Some methods are electronic in nature, while some involve face-to-face business transactions that turn out to be fraudulent. Several...

  • 10 Methods to Prevent Identity Theft

    Identity theft is one of the most prevalent crimes of the 21st century. According to a 2007 study by the Federal Trade Commission, 8.3 million Americans were victims of identity theft in 2005,...

  • What Are the Consequences of ID Theft?

    The crime of identity theft involves an person inappropriately using the identity of another to gain unauthorized financial benefits. The person who has been victimized as the result of identity...

  • How to Prosecute an Identity Thief

    As the modern world moves farther away from written communication and towards electronic communication, the possibility for identity theft becomes more imminent. The progression of credit cards...

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